Town Hall · Ridley Park

Ridley Park, PA town hall & government

Ridley Park spent $8.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,145 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ridley Park's money goes

Spent
$8.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,145
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$612,000
$87 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million30%
Police
$2.2 million27%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million15%
Roads & transportation
$883,00011%
Housing & development
$475,0006%
Parks & libraries
$229,0003%
Fire
$124,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$24,000<1%
Interest on debt
$18,000<1%
Health & welfare
$10,000<1%
Other
$444,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ridley Park

Full-time staff
18
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$95,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ridley School District

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

Spending per pupil
$20,555
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
5,645
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$137.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,555 per pupil, $14,632 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 Ridley Park pay

Typical tax bill
$7,053
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.50%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$281,700
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 Ridley Park's government

🏛️ Official websiteridleyparkborough.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ridley Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ridley Park

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

All of Ridley 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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