Town Hall · Richmond

Richmond, PA town hall & government

Richmond spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $727 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Richmond's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$727
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$536 per resident
Roads & transportation
$925,00035%
Police
$534,00020%
Administration & buildings
$436,00017%
Fire
$392,00015%
Sewer & trash
$160,0006%
Interest on debt
$84,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$70,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Other taxes & licenses 21%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Richmond

Full-time staff
4
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
3 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

Fleetwood Area School District

Richmond's K–12 school district, shared with Fleetwood and Maidencreek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,066
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,237
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,066 per pupil, $12,833 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 Richmond pay

Typical tax bill
$4,849
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$288,600
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 Richmond's government

Town hall & decisions in Richmond →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Richmond

Richmond is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Madeleine Dean. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Richmond'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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