Town Hall · Beaver Meadows

Beaver Meadows, PA town hall & government

Beaver Meadows spent $569,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $684 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Beaver Meadows's money goes

Spent
$569,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$684
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$159,00028%
Sewer & trash
$93,00016%
Water & other utilities
$90,00016%
Roads & transportation
$81,00014%
Police
$72,00013%
Fire
$32,0006%
Parks & libraries
$11,0002%
Other
$31,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Interest, fines & other 26%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

Beaver Meadows didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Beaver Meadows

Full-time staff
1
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time13 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hazleton Area School District

Beaver Meadows's K–12 school district, shared with Banks, Black Creek, Butler, Conyngham, East Union and Foster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,526
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
12,609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$96.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,526 per pupil, $9,618 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 Meadows pay

Typical tax bill
$1,305
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$133,700
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 Beaver Meadows's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Beaver Meadows

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

All of Beaver Meadows'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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