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Beaver Falls, PA town hall & government

Beaver Falls spent $11.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,377 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beaver Falls's money goes

Spent
$11.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,377
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$6.4 million
$776 per resident
Police
$2.1 million19%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million16%
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million15%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million14%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million13%
Fire
$1 million9%
Interest on debt
$224,0002%
Health & welfare
$90,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$71,0001%
Parks & libraries
$14,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Income taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Beaver Falls

Full-time staff
51
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$75,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
and 8 full-time firefighters
Police
22 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time5 part
Fire
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 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

Big Beaver Falls Area School District

Beaver Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Big Beaver, Eastvale, Homewood, Koppel, New Galilee and White. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,708
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,618
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $17,708 per pupil, $10,559 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 Beaver Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$1,401
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.52%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$92,100
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 Beaver Falls's government

🏛️ Official websitebeaverfallspa.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beaver Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beaver Falls

Beaver Falls is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Beaver Falls'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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