Town Hall · Parkside

Parkside, PA town hall & government

Parkside spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $618 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Parkside's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$618
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$182,000
$78 per resident
Police
$547,00038%
Administration & buildings
$229,00016%
Sewer & trash
$201,00014%
Roads & transportation
$126,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$113,0008%
Fire
$96,0007%
Health & welfare
$21,0001%
Interest on debt
$10,0001%
Parks & libraries
$8,0001%
Other
$87,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Parkside

Full-time staff
3
38 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$84,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time15 part
Police
3 full-time
Other
0 full-time23 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Penn-Delco School District

Parkside's K–12 school district, shared with Aston and Brookhaven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,359
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,238
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$80.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 71%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $18,359 per pupil, $10,901 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 Parkside pay

Typical tax bill
$3,928
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$212,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Parkside's government

🏛️ Official websiteparksideborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Parkside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Parkside

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

All of Parkside'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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