Town Hall · Telford

Telford, PA town hall & government

Telford spent $3.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $777 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Telford's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$777
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$245 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million38%
Police
$971,00026%
Roads & transportation
$366,00010%
Parks & libraries
$181,0005%
Fire
$119,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$62,0002%
Interest on debt
$42,0001%
Sewer & trash
$28,0001%
Housing & development
$15,000<1%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$562,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • Income taxes 22%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Telford

Full-time staff
23
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Souderton Area School District

Telford's K–12 school district, shared with Franconia, Lower Salford, Salford, Souderton and Upper Salford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,218
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
6,064
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$70.2 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 2%

Of the $20,218 per pupil, $13,033 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 Telford pay

Typical tax bill
$4,620
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.44%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$320,300
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 Telford's government

🏛️ Official websitetelfordborough.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Telford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Telford

Telford is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Brian K. Fitzpatrick. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Telford'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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