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Lower Providence, PA town hall & government

Lower Providence spent $14.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $528 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lower Providence's money goes

Spent
$14.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$528
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$72 per resident
Police
$7.4 million52%
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million15%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$929,0007%
Fire
$591,0004%
Interest on debt
$106,0001%
Health & welfare
$75,0001%
Sewer & trash
$20,000<1%
Other
$485,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 38%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lower Providence

Full-time staff
57
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
30
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
32 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Methacton School District

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

Spending per pupil
$24,254
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$68.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $24,254 per pupil, $15,058 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 Lower Providence pay

Typical tax bill
$6,427
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$465,500
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 Lower Providence's government

Town hall & decisions in Lower Providence →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lower Providence

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

All of Lower Providence'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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