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Westmont, PA town hall & government

Westmont spent $4.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $892 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Westmont's money goes

Spent
$4.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$892
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$43,000
$9 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million27%
Roads & transportation
$931,00023%
Police
$764,00019%
Administration & buildings
$392,00010%
Fire
$115,0003%
Parks & libraries
$69,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$736,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Westmont

Full-time staff
13
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Police
4 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Westmont Hilltop School District

Westmont's K–12 school district, shared with Southmont and Upper Yoder. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,669
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,454
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,669 per pupil, $8,903 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 Westmont pay

Typical tax bill
$4,049
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.24%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$180,800
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 Westmont's government

🏛️ Official websitewebpages.charter.net/westmont ↗

Town hall & decisions in Westmont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Westmont

Westmont is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Westmont'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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