Town Hall · Burnside

Burnside, PA town hall & government

Burnside spent $233,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $531 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Burnside's money goes

Spent
$233,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$531
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$108,00046%
Sewer & trash
$31,00013%
Administration & buildings
$26,00011%
Fire
$21,0009%
Health & welfare
$7,0003%
Parks & libraries
$7,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Other
$30,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 62%
  • Income taxes 20%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Burnside

Full-time staff
0
16 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bald Eagle Area School District

Burnside's K–12 school district, shared with Boggs, Howard, Howard, Huston, Milesburg and Port Matilda. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,417
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,524
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $20,417 per pupil, $11,596 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 Burnside pay

Typical tax bill
$1,405
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$188,100
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 Burnside's government

Town hall & decisions in Burnside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Burnside

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

All of Burnside'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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