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Heidelberg, PA town hall & government

Heidelberg spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,128 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Heidelberg's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,128
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$11,000
$9 per resident
Sewer & trash
$441,00033%
Police
$320,00024%
Roads & transportation
$167,00012%
Administration & buildings
$153,00011%
Fire
$65,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$30,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$172,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Income taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Heidelberg

Full-time staff
5
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
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

Chartiers Valley School District

Heidelberg's K–12 school district, shared with Bridgeville, Collier and Scott. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,715
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,522
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$93.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,715 per pupil, $12,621 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 Heidelberg pay

Typical tax bill
$2,612
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.74%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$150,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Heidelberg's government

🏛️ Official websiteheidelbergpa.tripod.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Heidelberg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Heidelberg

Heidelberg is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Heidelberg'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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