Town Hall · Beaver

Beaver, PA town hall & government

Beaver spent $223,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $419 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beaver's money goes

Spent
$223,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$419
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$170,00076%
Administration & buildings
$29,00013%
Fire
$3,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Other
$18,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 29%
  • From other local governments 25%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Beaver

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Midd-West School District

Beaver's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Beavertown, Center, Franklin, McClure and Middleburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,396
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,975
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,396 per pupil, $10,165 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 pay

Typical tax bill
$2,688
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$250,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Beaver's government

Town hall & decisions in Beaver →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beaver

Beaver is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Beaver'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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