Town Hall · Horsham

Horsham, PA town hall & government

Horsham spent $22.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $841 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Horsham's money goes

Spent
$22.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$841
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$8.4 million
$317 per resident
Police
$6.2 million28%
Administration & buildings
$4.9 million22%
Roads & transportation
$3.3 million15%
Parks & libraries
$1.9 million9%
Fire
$1.5 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million5%
Interest on debt
$238,0001%
Housing & development
$98,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$69,000<1%
Other
$3 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 38%
  • From the state 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Horsham

Full-time staff
93
51 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$91,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
39
and 9 full-time firefighters
Police
47 full-time5 part
Fire
9 full-time24 part
Roads & transportation
16 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time4 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Horsham didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hatboro-Horsham School District

Horsham's K–12 school district, shared with Hatboro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$38,910
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,209
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$143 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $38,910 per pupil, $15,632 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 Horsham pay

Typical tax bill
$5,364
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$473,100
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 Horsham's government

Town hall & decisions in Horsham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Horsham

Horsham is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representatives Brian K. Fitzpatrick and Madeleine Dean. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Horsham'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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