Town Hall · Barr

Barr, PA town hall & government

Barr spent $533,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $283 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Barr's money goes

Spent
$533,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$283
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$63,000
$33 per resident
Roads & transportation
$421,00079%
Administration & buildings
$37,0007%
Fire
$21,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Sewer & trash
$3,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$46,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 34%
  • From the state 29%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Barr

Full-time staff
2
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 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. Barr didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northern Cambria School District

Barr's K–12 school district, shared with Northern Cambria and Susquehanna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,878
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
787
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $21,878 per pupil, $12,874 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 Barr pay

Typical tax bill
$1,533
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$181,000
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 Barr's government

Town hall & decisions in Barr →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Barr

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

All of Barr'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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