Town Hall · Swissvale

Swissvale, PA town hall & government

Swissvale spent $9.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,124 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Swissvale

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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 Swissvale's money goes

Spent
$9.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,124
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$137 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3 million31%
Police
$1.5 million16%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million15%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million13%
Fire
$1 million11%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$71,0001%
Interest on debt
$67,0001%
Parks & libraries
$37,000<1%
Housing & development
$3,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • Income taxes 14%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Swissvale

Full-time staff
37
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
and 6 full-time firefighters
Police
15 full-time16 part
Fire
6 full-time19 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Swissvale didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Woodland Hills School District

Swissvale's K–12 school district, shared with Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East Pittsburgh and Edgewood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,076
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,191
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$120.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $24,076 per pupil, $13,603 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 Swissvale pay

Typical tax bill
$2,570
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$147,000
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 Swissvale's government

🏛️ Official websiteswissvaleborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Swissvale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Swissvale

Swissvale is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representatives Summer L. Lee and Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Swissvale'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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