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Brown, PA town hall & government

Brown spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $413 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brown's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$413
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$440,00026%
Police
$296,00018%
Fire
$240,00014%
Administration & buildings
$204,00012%
Sewer & trash
$109,0006%
Health & welfare
$31,0002%
Parks & libraries
$21,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,000<1%
Other
$339,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 26%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • From the state 16%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brown

Full-time staff
6
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 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

Mifflin County School District

Brown's K–12 school district, shared with Armagh, Bratton, Burnham, Decatur, Derry and Granville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,601
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,596
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$68.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $16,601 per pupil, $9,906 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 Brown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,671
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$197,600
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 Brown's government

🏛️ Official websitebrowntownshipmc.info ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brown

Brown is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Brown'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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