Town Hall · Lansdowne

Lansdowne, PA town hall & government

Lansdowne spent $13.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,258 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lansdowne's money goes

Spent
$13.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,258
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$137 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.1 million38%
Police
$3.6 million27%
Parks & libraries
$1.8 million13%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million8%
Roads & transportation
$721,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$257,0002%
Fire
$188,0001%
Interest on debt
$80,0001%
Housing & development
$50,000<1%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%
Other
$503,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 32%
  • From the state 14%
  • Income taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lansdowne

Full-time staff
44
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
18 full-time12 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

William Penn School District

Lansdowne's K–12 school district, shared with Aldan, Colwyn, Darby, East Lansdowne and Yeadon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,759
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,547
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $22,759 per pupil, $14,333 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 Lansdowne pay

Typical tax bill
$5,336
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.53%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$210,500
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 Lansdowne's government

🏛️ Official websitelansdowneborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lansdowne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lansdowne

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

All of Lansdowne'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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