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Chartiers, PA town hall & government

Chartiers spent $8.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,053 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Chartiers's money goes

Spent
$8.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,053
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$293 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.5 million40%
Police
$1.7 million19%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million18%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million14%
Fire
$288,0003%
Parks & libraries
$131,0001%
Interest on debt
$101,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21,000<1%
Other
$207,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Income taxes 21%
  • From the state 15%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chartiers

Full-time staff
28
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chartiers-Houston School District

Chartiers's K–12 school district, shared with Houston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,693
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,236
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,693 per pupil, $9,878 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 Chartiers pay

Typical tax bill
$2,363
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.95%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$248,400
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 Chartiers's government

Town hall & decisions in Chartiers →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chartiers

Chartiers is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Chartiers'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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