Avoca, PA town hall & government
Avoca spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $594 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Avoca's government.
Where Avoca's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 21%
- Income taxes 21%
- Fees & charges 16%
- From the state 15%
- From the federal government 9%
- From other local governments 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 7%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
Who works for Avoca
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Avoca didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Pittston Area School District
Avoca's K–12 school district, shared with Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, Jenkins, Pittston and Pittston. 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 55%
- State 39%
- Federal 7%
Of the $15,433 per pupil, $9,616 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 Avoca kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Avoca 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.
Contact Avoca's government
Who represents Avoca
Avoca is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. 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.