Town Hall · Middlesex

Middlesex, PA town hall & government

Middlesex spent $3.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $604 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middlesex's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$604
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$568,000
$94 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million59%
Police
$546,00015%
Administration & buildings
$416,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$141,0004%
Fire
$73,0002%
Interest on debt
$24,0001%
Health & welfare
$12,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Other
$295,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 32%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Middlesex

Full-time staff
13
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Police
4 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time3 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mars Area School District

Middlesex's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Mars and Valencia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,243
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,607
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$76.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $13,243 per pupil, $8,425 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 Middlesex pay

Typical tax bill
$3,325
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$412,400
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 Middlesex's government

Town hall & decisions in Middlesex →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middlesex

Middlesex is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mike Kelly. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Middlesex'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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