Town Hall · Cornplanter

Cornplanter, PA town hall & government

Cornplanter spent $3.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,718 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cornplanter's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,718
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
$1,641 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.5 million65%
Roads & transportation
$525,00014%
Sewer & trash
$318,0008%
Administration & buildings
$149,0004%
Interest on debt
$111,0003%
Fire
$55,0001%
Parks & libraries
$11,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Other
$173,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Income taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cornplanter

Full-time staff
6
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
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

Oil City Area School District

Cornplanter's K–12 school district, shared with Oakland, Oil City and Rouseville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,073
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,921
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $16,073 per pupil, $10,091 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 Cornplanter pay

Typical tax bill
$1,403
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$112,000
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 Cornplanter's government

🏛️ Official websitecornplantertownship.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cornplanter →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cornplanter

Cornplanter is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Cornplanter'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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