Town Hall · Tilden

Tilden, PA town hall & government

Tilden spent $3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $820 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tilden's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$820
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$5.6 million
$1,541 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million43%
Police
$475,00016%
Sewer & trash
$470,00016%
Administration & buildings
$315,00011%
Fire
$116,0004%
Interest on debt
$89,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$65,0002%
Parks & libraries
$16,0001%
Health & welfare
$9,000<1%
Other
$137,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • From the state 16%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%

Tilden didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tilden

Full-time staff
7
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Police
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hamburg Area School District

Tilden's K–12 school district, shared with Hamburg, Perry, Shoemakersville, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken and Windsor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,895
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,129
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$39.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $18,895 per pupil, $11,782 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 Tilden pay

Typical tax bill
$3,346
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$200,200
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 Tilden's government

Town hall & decisions in Tilden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tilden

Tilden is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Tilden'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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