Town Hall · Middletown

Middletown, PA town hall & government

Middletown spent $42.8 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $934 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middletown's money goes

Spent
$42.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$934
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$15.5 million
$339 per resident
Police
$16.6 million39%
Roads & transportation
$7 million16%
Sewer & trash
$4.9 million12%
Parks & libraries
$3.2 million7%
Administration & buildings
$3.2 million7%
Fire
$2.1 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1 million2%
Interest on debt
$759,0002%
Health & welfare
$236,0001%
Other
$3.9 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Income taxes 22%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Middletown

Full-time staff
121
47 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$127,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
61
and 8 full-time firefighters
Police
67 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
19 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
22 full-time2 part
Fire
8 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time3 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

Neshaminy School District

Middletown's K–12 school district, shared with Hulmeville, Langhorne, Langhorne Manor, Lower Southampton and Penndel. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,110
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
9,477
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$151.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,110 per pupil, $12,058 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 Middletown pay

Typical tax bill
$6,026
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$435,100
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 Middletown's government

Town hall & decisions in Middletown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middletown

Middletown is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Brian K. Fitzpatrick. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Middletown'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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