Town Hall · Burnham

Burnham, PA town hall & government

Burnham spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $841 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Burnham's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$841
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$870,00052%
Administration & buildings
$213,00013%
Police
$210,00013%
Roads & transportation
$102,0006%
Parks & libraries
$67,0004%
Fire
$39,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Other
$161,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 47%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Burnham

Full-time staff
6
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Burnham didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mifflin County School District

Burnham's K–12 school district, shared with Armagh, Bratton, Brown, 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 Burnham pay

Typical tax bill
$1,827
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$141,200
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 Burnham's government

🏛️ Official websiteburnhamborough.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Burnham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Burnham

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

All of Burnham'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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