Town Hall · Perkasie

Perkasie, PA town hall & government

Perkasie spent $21.7 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,372 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perkasie's money goes

Spent
$21.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,372
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,362
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$228 per resident
Water & other utilities
$6 million28%
Police
$4.4 million20%
Roads & transportation
$2.8 million13%
Parks & libraries
$2.7 million13%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million9%
Housing & development
$1.5 million7%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million5%
Fire
$327,0002%
Interest on debt
$101,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$93,000<1%
Other
$674,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 14%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Perkasie

Full-time staff
46
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$95,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
2 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

Pennridge School District

Perkasie's K–12 school district, shared with Bedminster, Dublin, East Rockhill, Sellersville, Silverdale and West Rockhill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,364
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
6,284
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,364 per pupil, $13,538 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 Perkasie pay

Typical tax bill
$4,442
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$372,100
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 Perkasie's government

Town hall & decisions in Perkasie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perkasie

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

All of Perkasie'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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