Town Hall · Stroudsburg

Stroudsburg, PA town hall & government

Stroudsburg spent $6.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,227 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Stroudsburg

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Stroudsburg's money goes

Spent
$6.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,227
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
$1,411 per resident
Police
$1.7 million25%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million24%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million18%
Administration & buildings
$747,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$285,0004%
Interest on debt
$216,0003%
Parks & libraries
$93,0001%
Fire
$80,0001%
Health & welfare
$12,000<1%
Housing & development
$6,000<1%
Other
$807,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Income taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stroudsburg

Full-time staff
20
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,000
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
8 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Stroudsburg Area School District

Stroudsburg's K–12 school district, shared with Delaware Water Gap, Hamilton and Stroud. 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 Stroudsburg pay

Typical tax bill
$4,742
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.06%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$229,800
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 Stroudsburg's government

🏛️ Official websiteborough.stroudsburg.pa.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Stroudsburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stroudsburg

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

All of Stroudsburg'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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