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Spring Garden, PA town hall & government

Spring Garden spent $16.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,259 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring Garden's money goes

Spent
$16.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,259
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$9.7 million
$727 per resident
Administration & buildings
$4.9 million29%
Police
$3.8 million23%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million20%
Fire
$2 million12%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million10%
Interest on debt
$212,0001%
Parks & libraries
$201,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$157,0001%
Health & welfare
$8,000<1%
Other
$351,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring Garden

Full-time staff
43
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
24 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 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

York Suburban School District

Spring Garden's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,284
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,977
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,284 per pupil, $12,651 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 Spring Garden pay

Typical tax bill
$4,755
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.84%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$258,700
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 Spring Garden's government

🏛️ Official websitespringgardentwp.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Spring Garden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Garden

Spring Garden is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Scott Perry. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Spring Garden'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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