Town Hall · Marple

Marple, PA town hall & government

Marple spent $27.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,166 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marple's money goes

Spent
$27.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,166
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$19.7 million
$820 per resident
Police
$6.5 million23%
Sewer & trash
$5.9 million21%
Roads & transportation
$4.5 million16%
Parks & libraries
$4.2 million15%
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million12%
Interest on debt
$827,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$794,0003%
Fire
$405,0001%
Health & welfare
$62,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • Other taxes & licenses 22%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marple

Full-time staff
93
74 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$104,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
31
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
34 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time41 part
Sewer & trash
21 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Other
6 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marple Newtown School District

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

Spending per pupil
$21,193
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,925
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$75.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 81%
  • State 16%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $21,193 per pupil, $12,644 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 Marple pay

Typical tax bill
$6,061
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$509,600
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 Marple's government

Town hall & decisions in Marple →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marple

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

All of Marple'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.

You’re browsing

Marple

Pennsylvania · PA · Delaware County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Marple is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01