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Springfield, PA town hall & government

Springfield spent $34.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,376 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Springfield's money goes

Spent
$34.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,376
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$16.2 million
$652 per resident
Sewer & trash
$7.9 million23%
Parks & libraries
$6.4 million19%
Police
$6.3 million18%
Administration & buildings
$6.2 million18%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million11%
Fire
$795,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$493,0001%
Health & welfare
$49,000<1%
Interest on debt
$44,000<1%
Other
$2.1 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Springfield

Full-time staff
44
108 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$112,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
and 1 full-time firefighter
Administration & buildings
5 full-time65 part
Police
22 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time18 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time25 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Springfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Springfield School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,053
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,425
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$125.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 78%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $16,053 per pupil, $10,553 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 Springfield pay

Typical tax bill
$7,820
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.88%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$414,900
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 Springfield's government

🏛️ Official websitespringfielddelco.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Springfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Springfield

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

All of Springfield'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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