Town Hall · Blooming Grove

Blooming Grove, PA town hall & government

Blooming Grove spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $227 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blooming Grove's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$227
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$254,00024%
Fire
$227,00021%
Administration & buildings
$224,00021%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$131,00012%
Health & welfare
$33,0003%
Sewer & trash
$4,000<1%
Other
$190,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Other taxes & licenses 27%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Blooming Grove

Full-time staff
4
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
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

Wallenpaupack Area School District

Blooming Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Dreher, Greene, Hawley, Lackawaxen, Palmyra and Palmyra. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,606
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,816
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $28,606 per pupil, $18,242 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 Blooming Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$3,408
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$323,600
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.

Local

Contact Blooming Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Blooming Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blooming Grove

Blooming Grove is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Blooming Grove'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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