Town Hall · Plum

Plum, PA town hall & government

Plum spent $26.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,003 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plum's money goes

Spent
$26.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,003
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,637
Long-term debt
$39.6 million
$1,485 per resident
Administration & buildings
$7 million26%
Roads & transportation
$6.9 million26%
Police
$5.8 million22%
Sewer & trash
$2.2 million8%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million5%
Fire
$612,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$262,0001%
Other
$1.2 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Income taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Plum

Full-time staff
82
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
26
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
29 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
29 full-time
Roads & transportation
24 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Plum Borough School District

Plum's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,066
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,580
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$93.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,066 per pupil, $10,101 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 Plum pay

Typical tax bill
$3,948
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$227,600
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.

Local

Contact Plum's government

🏛️ Official websiteplumboro.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Plum →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Plum

Plum is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Summer L. Lee. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Plum'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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