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Hilltown, PA town hall & government

Hilltown spent $9.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $595 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hilltown's money goes

Spent
$9.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$595
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$4.1 million43%
Roads & transportation
$2.9 million30%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million11%
Parks & libraries
$831,0009%
Fire
$301,0003%
Sewer & trash
$81,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$60,0001%
Health & welfare
$42,000<1%
Housing & development
$8,000<1%
Other
$229,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 38%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hilltown

Full-time staff
36
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$126,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time3 part
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pennridge School District

Hilltown's K–12 school district, shared with Bedminster, Dublin, East Rockhill, Perkasie, Sellersville and Silverdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,364
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
6,284
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,364 per pupil, $13,538 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 Hilltown pay

Typical tax bill
$5,401
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$444,600
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 Hilltown's government

Town hall & decisions in Hilltown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hilltown

Hilltown is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Brian K. Fitzpatrick. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Hilltown'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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