Town Hall · Avonmore

Avonmore, PA town hall & government

Avonmore spent $436,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $461 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Avonmore's money goes

Spent
$436,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$461
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$30,000
$32 per resident
Administration & buildings
$120,00028%
Roads & transportation
$89,00020%
Sewer & trash
$76,00017%
Police
$44,00010%
Fire
$19,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0003%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$66,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • From the state 12%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Avonmore

Full-time staff
6
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time15 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Other
1 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kiski Area School District

Avonmore's K–12 school district, shared with Allegheny, Bell, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Oklahoma and Parks. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,121
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,324
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,121 per pupil, $10,566 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 Avonmore pay

Typical tax bill
$1,482
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$86,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Avonmore's government

Town hall & decisions in Avonmore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Avonmore

Avonmore is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Avonmore'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.

We left the porch light on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Avonmore, PAView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Avonmore is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01