Town Hall · Crafton

Crafton, PA town hall & government

Crafton spent $13.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,355 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crafton's money goes

Spent
$13.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,355
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$9.1 million
$1,593 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.5 million41%
Roads & transportation
$4.1 million30%
Police
$1.4 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1 million8%
Parks & libraries
$864,0006%
Fire
$181,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$92,0001%
Interest on debt
$26,000<1%
Housing & development
$6,000<1%
Other
$242,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 13%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Crafton

Full-time staff
19
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Carlynton School District

Crafton's K–12 school district, shared with Carnegie and Rosslyn Farms. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,871
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,330
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $21,871 per pupil, $13,705 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 Crafton pay

Typical tax bill
$3,914
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.95%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$201,000
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.

Local

Contact Crafton's government

🏛️ Official websitecrafton.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Crafton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crafton

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

All of Crafton'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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