Town Hall · Slatington

Slatington, PA town hall & government

Slatington spent $144,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $33 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Slatington's money goes

Spent
$144,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$33
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$173,000120%
Roads & transportation
$105,00073%
Police
$40,00028%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0008%
Health & welfare
$10,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Slatington

Full-time staff
30
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
15 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northern Lehigh School District

Slatington's K–12 school district, shared with Walnutport and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,785
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,597
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $18,785 per pupil, $10,470 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 Slatington pay

Typical tax bill
$3,471
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.81%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$191,500
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 Slatington's government

Town hall & decisions in Slatington →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Slatington

Slatington is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Slatington'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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