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Limerick, PA town hall & government

Limerick spent $22.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,079 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Limerick's money goes

Spent
$22.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,079
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$5.7 million25%
Roads & transportation
$4.4 million20%
Parks & libraries
$3 million13%
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million10%
Fire
$1.3 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$650,0003%
Housing & development
$588,0003%
Sewer & trash
$20,000<1%
Other
$4.6 million20%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 32%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • From the state 13%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Limerick

Full-time staff
68
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
27
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
30 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Parks & libraries
10 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Fire
3 full-time
Other
6 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

Spring-Ford Area School District

Limerick's K–12 school district, shared with Royersford, Spring City and Upper Providence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,832
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
8,060
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$64.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 78%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $20,832 per pupil, $13,203 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 Limerick pay

Typical tax bill
$5,230
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$456,800
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 Limerick's government

🏛️ Official websitelimerickpa.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Limerick →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Limerick

Limerick is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Madeleine Dean. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Limerick'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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