Town Hall · Ben Avon

Ben Avon, PA town hall & government

Ben Avon spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,133 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ben Avon's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,133
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$-4.4 million
$-2,567 per resident
Roads & transportation
$940,00048%
Police
$285,00015%
Administration & buildings
$182,0009%
Interest on debt
$176,0009%
Sewer & trash
$51,0003%
Fire
$46,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,0001%
Parks & libraries
$20,0001%
Water & other utilities
$17,0001%
Other
$202,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • Income taxes 30%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ben Avon

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Avonworth School District

Ben Avon's K–12 school district, shared with Ben Avon Heights, Emsworth, Kilbuck and Ohio. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,487
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,973
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$60.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $16,487 per pupil, $10,981 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 Ben Avon pay

Typical tax bill
$5,593
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$344,700
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 Ben Avon's government

🏛️ Official websitebenavon.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ben Avon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ben Avon

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

All of Ben Avon'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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