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Blythe, PA town hall & government

Blythe spent $569,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $641 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blythe's money goes

Spent
$569,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$641
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$10,000
$11 per resident
Sewer & trash
$274,00048%
Roads & transportation
$118,00021%
Administration & buildings
$54,0009%
Police
$18,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0002%
Fire
$4,0001%
Other
$89,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 49%
  • Income taxes 14%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Blythe

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Clair Area School District

Blythe's elementary school district, shared with East Norwegian, Middleport, New Castle, New Philadelphia and St. Clair. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,378
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
537
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,378 per pupil, $9,855 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 Blythe pay

Typical tax bill
$1,459
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.55%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$94,000
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 Blythe's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Blythe

Blythe is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Blythe'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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