Town Hall · Rutledge

Rutledge, PA town hall & government

Rutledge spent $581,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $729 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rutledge's money goes

Spent
$581,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$729
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$85,000
$107 per resident
Sewer & trash
$234,00040%
Police
$103,00018%
Administration & buildings
$73,00013%
Fire
$55,0009%
Parks & libraries
$38,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$27,0005%
Roads & transportation
$23,0004%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Other
$23,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Rutledge

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 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

Wallingford-Swarthmore School District

Rutledge's K–12 school district, shared with Nether Providence, Rose Valley and Swarthmore. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,671
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,707
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 79%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $23,671 per pupil, $14,890 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 Rutledge pay

Typical tax bill
$9,479
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.39%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$396,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Rutledge's government

🏛️ Official websiterutledgepa.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rutledge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rutledge

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

All of Rutledge'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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