Town Hall · Ridley

Ridley, PA town hall & government

Ridley spent $32.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,058 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ridley's money goes

Spent
$32.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,058
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,117
Long-term debt
$13.6 million
$441 per resident
Sewer & trash
$9.1 million28%
Roads & transportation
$6 million18%
Police
$5.1 million16%
Administration & buildings
$3.3 million10%
Parks & libraries
$2 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$757,0002%
Fire
$553,0002%
Interest on debt
$305,0001%
Housing & development
$202,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$5.2 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ridley

Full-time staff
99
72 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$95,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
30
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
33 full-time36 part
Administration & buildings
17 full-time20 part
Roads & transportation
23 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
21 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time8 part
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ridley School District

Ridley's K–12 school district, shared with Eddystone and Ridley Park. 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 pay

Typical tax bill
$6,039
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.28%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$265,200
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's government

Town hall & decisions in Ridley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ridley

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

All of Ridley'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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