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Spring, PA town hall & government

Spring spent $37.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,323 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Spring's money goes

Spent
$37.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,323
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$15.9 million
$566 per resident
Sewer & trash
$9.6 million26%
Police
$7 million19%
Roads & transportation
$7 million19%
Health & welfare
$6 million16%
Fire
$2.6 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million4%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$654,0002%
Interest on debt
$604,0002%
Housing & development
$9,000<1%
Other
$559,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Spring

Full-time staff
93
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
31
and 20 full-time firefighters
Police
32 full-time1 part
Fire
20 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time5 part
Other
3 full-time4 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

Wilson School District

Spring's K–12 school district, shared with Lower Heidelberg, Sinking Spring and Wyomissing. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,178
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
6,560
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$77.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $17,178 per pupil, $11,244 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 pay

Typical tax bill
$4,603
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.60%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$286,900
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's government

Town hall & decisions in Spring →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring

Spring is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Chrissy Houlahan. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Spring'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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