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Penndel, PA town hall & government

Penndel spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,123 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Penndel's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,123
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$536 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million51%
Police
$436,00018%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$171,0007%
Administration & buildings
$158,0006%
Fire
$89,0004%
Roads & transportation
$69,0003%
Interest on debt
$52,0002%
Parks & libraries
$12,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$232,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the state 13%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Penndel

Full-time staff
3
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 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

Neshaminy School District

Penndel's K–12 school district, shared with Hulmeville, Langhorne, Langhorne Manor, Lower Southampton and Middletown. 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 Penndel pay

Typical tax bill
$4,402
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$336,200
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 Penndel's government

🏛️ Official websitepenndelboro.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Penndel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Penndel

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

All of Penndel'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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