Town Hall · Colerain

Colerain, PA town hall & government

Colerain spent $198,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $172 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Colerain's money goes

Spent
$198,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$172
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$132,00067%
Administration & buildings
$15,0008%
Fire
$10,0005%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Other
$39,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 36%
  • From the state 32%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Colerain

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bedford Area School District

Colerain's K–12 school district, shared with Bedford, Bedford, Cumberland Valley, Harrison, Hyndman and Londonderry. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,698
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,681
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,698 per pupil, $9,732 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 Colerain pay

Typical tax bill
$1,610
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$225,000
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 Colerain's government

Town hall & decisions in Colerain →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Colerain

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

All of Colerain'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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