Town Hall · Glenolden

Glenolden, PA town hall & government

Glenolden spent $5.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $793 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Glenolden's government.

Town budget

Where Glenolden's money goes

Spent
$5.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$793
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$169,000
$24 per resident
Police
$1.8 million31%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million28%
Administration & buildings
$868,00015%
Roads & transportation
$553,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$186,0003%
Parks & libraries
$142,0003%
Fire
$98,0002%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Other
$424,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • From the state 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Glenolden

Full-time staff
13
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Interboro School District

Glenolden's K–12 school district, shared with Norwood, Prospect Park and Tinicum. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,017
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,374
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$86.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 61%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $21,017 per pupil, $13,168 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Glenolden pay

Typical tax bill
$4,905
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.28%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$215,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Glenolden's government

Town hall & decisions in Glenolden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glenolden

Glenolden is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Glenolden's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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