Town Hall · Willistown

Willistown, PA town hall & government

Willistown spent $14.1 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,255 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Willistown's money goes

Spent
$14.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,255
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$11 million
$976 per resident
Police
$5 million36%
Sewer & trash
$3.7 million26%
Roads & transportation
$2 million14%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million10%
Fire
$713,0005%
Parks & libraries
$677,0005%
Interest on debt
$317,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$231,0002%
Other
$66,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 60%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • From the state 5%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Willistown

Full-time staff
38
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$113,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Great Valley School District

Willistown's K–12 school district, shared with Charlestown, East Whiteland and Malvern. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,486
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,801
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$70.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 83%
  • State 14%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $22,486 per pupil, $14,615 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 Willistown pay

Typical tax bill
$6,077
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$617,800
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 Willistown's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Willistown

Willistown is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Chrissy Houlahan. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Willistown'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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