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.
Where Big Beaver's money goes
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%
Who works for Big Beaver
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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.
Which schools Big Beaver kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Big Beaver pay
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.
Contact Big Beaver's government
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.
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.