Town Hall · Ayr

Ayr, PA town hall & government

Ayr spent $555,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $278 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ayr's money goes

Spent
$555,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$278
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$368,00066%
Administration & buildings
$39,0007%
Fire
$33,0006%
Sewer & trash
$14,0003%
Parks & libraries
$5,0001%
Water & other utilities
$2,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$93,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 39%
  • From the state 25%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ayr

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 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

Central Fulton School District

Ayr's K–12 school district, shared with Licking Creek, McConnellsburg and Todd. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,662
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
927
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,662 per pupil, $10,955 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 Ayr pay

Typical tax bill
$2,119
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$223,700
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 Ayr's government

Town hall & decisions in Ayr →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ayr

Ayr is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Ayr'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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