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Avalon, PA town hall & government

Avalon spent $4.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,015 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Avalon's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,015
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
$791 per resident
Police
$1.2 million27%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million26%
Roads & transportation
$846,00018%
Administration & buildings
$405,0009%
Parks & libraries
$339,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$120,0003%
Interest on debt
$103,0002%
Fire
$76,0002%
Housing & development
$30,0001%
Other
$226,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • From the state 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Avalon

Full-time staff
11
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northgate School District

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

Spending per pupil
$23,001
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,065
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $23,001 per pupil, $13,588 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 Avalon pay

Typical tax bill
$2,858
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$170,500
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 Avalon's government

🏛️ Official websiteboroughofavalon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Avalon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Avalon

Avalon is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Avalon'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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