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Coolbaugh, PA town hall & government

Coolbaugh spent $10 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $483 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coolbaugh's money goes

Spent
$10 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$483
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$68 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.8 million28%
Police
$2.3 million23%
Fire
$1.3 million13%
Administration & buildings
$1 million10%
Parks & libraries
$681,0007%
Sewer & trash
$491,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$335,0003%
Health & welfare
$310,0003%
Interest on debt
$72,0001%
Housing & development
$6,000<1%
Other
$687,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Coolbaugh

Full-time staff
58
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
37
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
43 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 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

Pocono Mountain School District

Coolbaugh's K–12 school district, shared with Barrett, Jackson, Mount Pocono, Paradise, Pocono and Tobyhanna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,076
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
7,874
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$118.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $25,076 per pupil, $14,326 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 Coolbaugh pay

Typical tax bill
$2,951
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$208,400
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 Coolbaugh's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Coolbaugh

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

All of Coolbaugh'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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