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Big Beaver, PA town hall & government

Big Beaver spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $917 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Big Beaver's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$917
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,637
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
$1,145 per resident
Roads & transportation
$399,00024%
Sewer & trash
$366,00022%
Administration & buildings
$208,00012%
Parks & libraries
$176,00011%
Police
$135,0008%
Fire
$116,0007%
Interest on debt
$56,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$208,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Income taxes 21%
  • From the state 12%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Big Beaver

Full-time staff
9
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
5 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

Big Beaver Falls Area School District

Big Beaver's K–12 school district, shared with Beaver Falls, 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 Big Beaver pay

Typical tax bill
$2,715
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$186,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Big Beaver's government

Town hall & decisions in Big Beaver →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Big Beaver

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

All of Big 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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