Austin, PA town hall & government
Austin spent $466,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $883 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Austin's government.
Where Austin's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 34%
- Utility sales 22%
- Property taxes 19%
- Income taxes 9%
- From the state 8%
- From the federal government 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From other local governments 1%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Who works for Austin
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Austin Area School District
Austin's K–12 school district, shared with Keating, Portage, Sylvania and Wharton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 35%
- State 60%
- Federal 5%
Of the $26,584 per pupil, $14,214 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.
Which schools Austin kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Austin pay
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Austin's government
Who represents Austin
Austin is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.
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.