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Prospect Park, PA town hall & government

Prospect Park spent $7.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,206 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Prospect Park's money goes

Spent
$7.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,206
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$506 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million32%
Police
$1.9 million25%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million21%
Administration & buildings
$953,00012%
Fire
$209,0003%
Parks & libraries
$142,0002%
Interest on debt
$78,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$61,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$365,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Prospect Park

Full-time staff
15
49 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time21 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time21 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Interboro School District

Prospect Park's K–12 school district, shared with Glenolden, Norwood and Tinicum. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,017
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,374
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$86.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $21,017 per pupil, $13,168 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 Prospect Park pay

Typical tax bill
$5,341
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.18%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$244,600
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 Prospect Park's government

🏛️ Official websiteprospectparkboro.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Prospect Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Prospect Park

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

All of Prospect Park'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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