Town Hall · Bingham

Bingham, PA town hall & government

Bingham spent $262,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $396 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bingham's money goes

Spent
$262,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$396
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$172,00066%
Administration & buildings
$47,00018%
Fire
$20,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$22,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 37%
  • Interest, fines & other 25%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bingham

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 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

Northern Potter School District

Bingham's K–12 school district, shared with Genesee, Harrison, Ulysses, Ulysses, Allegany and Hector. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,250
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
513
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $21,250 per pupil, $12,846 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 Bingham pay

Typical tax bill
$3,053
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$246,100
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 Bingham's government

Town hall & decisions in Bingham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bingham

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

All of Bingham'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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