How is Ridley Township run?
Ridley Township’s town government spent $30.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $990 per resident.
What stands out about how Ridley Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $990 per resident a year, or $2.71 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$883 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Ridley Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($883 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 35 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $923, and the middle half spent $776–$1,094. Ridley Township spent less than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($7.6 million), 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 towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ridley Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 11% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Ridley Township 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: $883 · 2023: $997 · 2024: $990.
full-time in March 2025, up from 98 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,039 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.28% 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 Ridley Township’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.
Tax bills are one input to Ridley Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ridley Township →
Who’s in charge in Ridley Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 311 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (30,761).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ridley School District
Ridley Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Eddystone, Ridley Park. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,555 per pupil, $14,632 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.
Ridley Township’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ridley Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Delaware County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat61.3%201,324 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.6%123,421 votesOthers: 1.0% (3,427 votes).
Most votes in Delaware County: Kamala D Harris
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Ridley Township lies in Delaware County. Every 2024 race in Delaware County is on the county’s page.
Delaware 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 Ridley Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Pennsylvania HouseRidley Township is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Ridley Township compares with the towns next door
Ridley Township spent $883 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Rutledge | $723 | $9,479 |
| Nether Providence Township | $858 | $10,000+ |
| Swarthmore | $893 | $10,000+ |
| Darby Township | $946 | $4,676 |
| Prospect Park | $1,014 | $5,341 |
| Ridley Park | $1,036 | $7,053 |
| Eddystone | $2,129 | $3,741 |
| Chester | estimate | $1,675 |
| Ridley Township | $883 | $6,039 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Ridley Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Ridley Township’s government
How much does Ridley Township spend per resident?
About $990 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 $883 was less than 51% of 35 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ridley Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,039 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.28% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Ridley Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ridley Township yet.
How did Ridley Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ridley Township alone. Delaware County, where 100% of Ridley Township lies, voted Harris 61.3%, Trump 37.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ridley Township?
99 full-time and 72 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $848,406 (about $10.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ridley Township in the state legislature?
Ridley Township is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Pennsylvania Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 26 (Tim Kearney). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ridley Township’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 →