Town Hall · Allegheny

Allegheny, PA town hall & government

Allegheny spent $2.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $421 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Allegheny's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$421
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$235 per resident
Police
$838,00030%
Administration & buildings
$407,00015%
Roads & transportation
$401,00014%
Sewer & trash
$344,00012%
Fire
$130,0005%
Interest on debt
$44,0002%
Housing & development
$4,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$628,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 18%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Allegheny

Full-time staff
19
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
2 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

Hollidaysburg Area School District

Allegheny's K–12 school district, shared with Blair, Duncansville, Frankstown, Hollidaysburg, Juniata and Newry. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,101
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,109
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,101 per pupil, $9,240 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 Allegheny pay

Typical tax bill
$1,978
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$169,300
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 Allegheny's government

Town hall & decisions in Allegheny →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Allegheny

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

All of Allegheny'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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