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Peach Bottom, PA town hall & government

Peach Bottom spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $358 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Peach Bottom's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$358
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1 million57%
Fire
$165,0009%
Health & welfare
$156,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$122,0007%
Administration & buildings
$94,0005%
Sewer & trash
$41,0002%
Parks & libraries
$38,0002%
Water & other utilities
$1,000<1%
Other
$153,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 30%
  • Income taxes 27%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Peach Bottom

Full-time staff
2
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,100
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
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

South Eastern School District

Peach Bottom's K–12 school district, shared with Cross Roads, Delta, East Hopewell, Fawn Grove, Fawn and Hopewell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,390
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,462
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,390 per pupil, $12,553 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 Peach Bottom pay

Typical tax bill
$4,073
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$271,700
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 Peach Bottom's government

Town hall & decisions in Peach Bottom →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Peach Bottom

Peach Bottom is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Lloyd Smucker. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Peach Bottom'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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