Town Hall · Yardley

Yardley, PA town hall & government

Yardley spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $832 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Yardley's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$832
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$315,000
$126 per resident
Police
$694,00033%
Administration & buildings
$468,00022%
Sewer & trash
$334,00016%
Roads & transportation
$130,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$119,0006%
Fire
$61,0003%
Parks & libraries
$37,0002%
Health & welfare
$21,0001%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Other
$214,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 42%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Yardley

Full-time staff
6
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pennsbury School District

Yardley's K–12 school district, shared with Falls, Lower Makefield and Tullytown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,310
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
9,596
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$164.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $21,310 per pupil, $14,056 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 Yardley pay

Typical tax bill
$6,047
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.26%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$480,300
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 Yardley's government

🏛️ Official websiteyardleyboro.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Yardley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Yardley

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

All of Yardley'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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