Town Hall · Bath

Bath, PA town hall & government

Bath spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $710 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bath's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$710
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$495,000
$180 per resident
Roads & transportation
$778,00040%
Administration & buildings
$486,00025%
Sewer & trash
$267,00014%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$183,0009%
Parks & libraries
$49,0003%
Fire
$19,0001%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Housing & development
$4,000<1%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$158,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bath

Full-time staff
9
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northampton Area School District

Bath's K–12 school district, shared with Allen, Chapman, East Allen, Lehigh, Moore and Northampton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,829
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
5,179
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$150 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,829 per pupil, $11,875 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 Bath pay

Typical tax bill
$3,994
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$247,900
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 Bath's government

🏛️ Official websitebathborough.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bath →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bath

Bath is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Bath'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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