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Arnold, PA town hall & government

Arnold spent $7.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,561 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Arnold's money goes

Spent
$7.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,561
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
$750 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.7 million50%
Administration & buildings
$972,00013%
Roads & transportation
$947,00013%
Police
$812,00011%
Housing & development
$143,0002%
Fire
$97,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$69,0001%
Interest on debt
$68,0001%
Parks & libraries
$10,000<1%
Other
$643,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the state 12%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Income taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Arnold

Full-time staff
19
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time12 part
Police
8 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Arnold didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

New Kensington-Arnold School District

Arnold's K–12 school district, shared with New Kensington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,477
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,947
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $18,477 per pupil, $11,744 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 Arnold pay

Typical tax bill
$1,673
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.94%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$86,400
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 Arnold's government

Town hall & decisions in Arnold →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arnold

Arnold is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Arnold'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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