Town Hall · Burnside

Burnside, PA town hall & government

Burnside spent $157,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $714 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
$157,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$714
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$773,000
$3,514 per resident
Administration & buildings
$44,00028%
Sewer & trash
$40,00025%
Interest on debt
$32,00020%
Roads & transportation
$12,0008%
Water & other utilities
$5,0003%
Fire
$1,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%
Other
$22,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 48%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • Income taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Burnside

Full-time staff
1
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 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

Purchase Line School District

Burnside's K–12 school district, shared with Bell, Glen Campbell, Green, Mahaffey, Montgomery and New Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,058
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
772
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $23,058 per pupil, $13,315 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
$861
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$64,200
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 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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