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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.

Town budget

Where Avoca's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$594
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$780,000
$300 per resident
Police
$355,00023%
Roads & transportation
$199,00013%
Sewer & trash
$172,00011%
Administration & buildings
$145,0009%
Parks & libraries
$135,0009%
Housing & development
$128,0008%
Fire
$105,0007%
Interest on debt
$30,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0001%
Other
$260,00017%

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%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Avoca

Full-time staff
6
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time16 part
Police
3 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

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.

Spending per pupil
$15,433
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,223
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.6 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Avoca pay

Typical tax bill
$2,609
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$185,300
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 Avoca's government

Town hall & decisions in Avoca →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Avoca'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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