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Malvern, PA town hall & government

Malvern spent $4.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,393 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Malvern's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,393
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$303,000
$88 per resident
Police
$1.3 million27%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million27%
Roads & transportation
$872,00018%
Administration & buildings
$648,00013%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$308,0006%
Parks & libraries
$166,0003%
Fire
$145,0003%
Interest on debt
$23,000<1%
Other
$94,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 39%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Malvern

Full-time staff
18
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Great Valley School District

Malvern's K–12 school district, shared with Charlestown, East Whiteland and Willistown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,486
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,801
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$70.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 83%
  • State 14%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $22,486 per pupil, $14,615 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 Malvern pay

Typical tax bill
$5,525
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$521,800
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 Malvern's government

🏛️ Official websitemalvern.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Malvern →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Malvern

Malvern is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Chrissy Houlahan. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Malvern'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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