Town Hall · Ashley

Ashley, PA town hall & government

Ashley spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $565 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ashley's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$565
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$113,000
$41 per resident
Roads & transportation
$548,00035%
Police
$364,00024%
Sewer & trash
$222,00014%
Administration & buildings
$147,00010%
Fire
$77,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$43,0003%
Parks & libraries
$12,0001%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Other
$125,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Income taxes 14%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ashley

Full-time staff
5
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time16 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hanover Area School District

Ashley's K–12 school district, shared with Hanover, Sugar Notch and Warrior Run. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,242
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,136
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $16,242 per pupil, $10,400 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 Ashley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,651
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.70%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$97,200
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 Ashley's government

🏛️ Official websiteashleypa.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ashley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ashley

Ashley is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Ashley'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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