Town Hall · Stroud

Stroud, PA town hall & government

Stroud spent $10.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $561 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stroud's money goes

Spent
$10.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$561
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
$181 per resident
Police
$4 million37%
Roads & transportation
$3.3 million30%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1 million10%
Fire
$231,0002%
Sewer & trash
$202,0002%
Interest on debt
$164,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$96,0001%
Other
$772,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Income taxes 29%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stroud

Full-time staff
20
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,100
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
13 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
1 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

Stroudsburg Area School District

Stroud's K–12 school district, shared with Delaware Water Gap, Hamilton and Stroudsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,635
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,464
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$64.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $22,635 per pupil, $14,280 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 Stroud pay

Typical tax bill
$5,189
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$291,500
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 Stroud's government

Town hall & decisions in Stroud →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stroud

Stroud is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Stroud'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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