Town Hall · Brokenstraw

Brokenstraw, PA town hall & government

Brokenstraw spent $639,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $362 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brokenstraw's money goes

Spent
$639,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$362
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$525,00082%
Administration & buildings
$47,0007%
Fire
$25,0004%
Parks & libraries
$5,0001%
Sewer & trash
$3,000<1%
Other
$34,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 27%
  • Income taxes 26%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Brokenstraw

Full-time staff
2
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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. Brokenstraw didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warren County School District

Brokenstraw's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Lake, Cherry Grove, Clarendon, Conewango, Deerfield and Eldred. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,378
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,860
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$91.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $20,378 per pupil, $11,058 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 Brokenstraw pay

Typical tax bill
$1,448
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$99,000
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 Brokenstraw's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Brokenstraw

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

All of Brokenstraw'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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