Town Hall · Clifton

Clifton, PA town hall & government

Clifton spent $311,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $219 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clifton's money goes

Spent
$311,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$219
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$101,00032%
Fire
$49,00016%
Roads & transportation
$49,00016%
Sewer & trash
$30,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,0007%
Health & welfare
$6,0002%
Other
$54,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 30%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Clifton

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Pocono School District

Clifton's K–12 school district, shared with Covington, Elmhurst, Jefferson, Lehigh, Madison and Moscow. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,446
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,879
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,446 per pupil, $12,173 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 Clifton pay

Typical tax bill
$3,192
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.87%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$170,300
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 Clifton's government

🏛️ Official websitecliftontownship.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clifton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clifton

Clifton is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Clifton'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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