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Collier, PA town hall & government

Collier spent $12.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,500 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Collier's money goes

Spent
$12.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,500
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$5.6 million
$676 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3.9 million31%
Police
$2.3 million18%
Roads & transportation
$2 million16%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million13%
Parks & libraries
$894,0007%
Fire
$410,0003%
Interest on debt
$125,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$101,0001%
Other
$1.2 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Collier

Full-time staff
43
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time11 part
Sewer & trash
2 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 Valley School District

Collier's K–12 school district, shared with Bridgeville, Heidelberg and Scott. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,715
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,522
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$93.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,715 per pupil, $12,621 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 Collier pay

Typical tax bill
$4,926
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.44%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$342,900
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 Collier's government

Town hall & decisions in Collier →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Collier

Collier is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Collier'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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