Photo: Joachim Specht · Public domainBally spent more per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Bally’s borough government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,112 per resident. Water and other utilities ($108,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bally is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
$1,363 per resident in 2022: more than 95% of them
Bally’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,363 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 574 Pennsylvania cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $483, and the middle half spent $300–$724. Bally spent more than 95% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($259,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Pennsylvania cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bally itself left out).
About $1,112 per resident a year, or $3.05 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 36%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 20% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bally reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,363 · 2024: $1,112.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,427 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.89% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bally’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Bally’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bally →
Who’s in charge in Bally
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bally’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on co.berks.pa.us/bally/site/default.asp ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 408 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,223).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Boyertown Area School District
Bally’s K–12 school district, shared with Bechtelsville, Boyertown, Colebrookdale Township, Douglass Township, Douglass Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,398 per pupil, $11,730 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bally’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Bally alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Berks County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.6%116,677 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.4%91,125 votesOthers: 1.0% (2,036 votes).
Most votes in Berks County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Bally lies in Berks County. Every 2024 race in Berks County is on the county’s page.
Berks County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bally.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: co.berks.pa.us/bally/site/default.asp ↗
- 2Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
- 3Pennsylvania SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bally’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bally’s government
How much does Bally spend per resident?
About $1,112 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,363 was more than 95% of 574 Pennsylvania cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bally?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,427 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.89% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see co.berks.pa.us/bally/site/default.asp.
Who runs Bally’s government?
See co.berks.pa.us/bally/site/default.asp for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bally yet.
How did Bally vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Bally alone. Berks County, where 100% of Bally lies, voted Trump 55.6%, Harris 43.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bally?
3 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $13,422 (about $161,064 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bally in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Tracy Pennycuick) and State House District 130 (David Maloney). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bally’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →