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Longswamp, PA town hall & government

Longswamp spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $471 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Longswamp's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$471
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$43,000
$8 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million52%
Administration & buildings
$407,00016%
Fire
$224,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$73,0003%
Health & welfare
$65,0002%
Sewer & trash
$44,0002%
Parks & libraries
$36,0001%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Other
$398,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Income taxes 29%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Longswamp

Full-time staff
7
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brandywine Heights Area School District

Longswamp's K–12 school district, shared with District, Rockland and Topton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,657
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,267
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $23,657 per pupil, $14,102 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 Longswamp pay

Typical tax bill
$3,924
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.55%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$253,500
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 Longswamp's government

Town hall & decisions in Longswamp →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Longswamp

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

All of Longswamp'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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