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Cranberry, PA town hall & government

Cranberry spent $60 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,776 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cranberry's money goes

Spent
$60 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,776
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$64.4 million
$1,908 per resident
Sewer & trash
$12.3 million20%
Roads & transportation
$11.1 million18%
Parks & libraries
$9.7 million16%
Water & other utilities
$8.7 million15%
Police
$6.5 million11%
Administration & buildings
$4.4 million7%
Housing & development
$3 million5%
Interest on debt
$2 million3%
Fire
$1.3 million2%
Other
$945,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cranberry

Full-time staff
157
64 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
31
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
25 full-time61 part
Police
34 full-time
Administration & buildings
32 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
30 full-time
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Fire
2 full-time
Other
11 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Seneca Valley School District

Cranberry's K–12 school district, shared with Callery, Evans City, Forward, Harmony, Jackson and Lancaster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,211
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
7,476
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$98.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $19,211 per pupil, $13,076 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 Cranberry pay

Typical tax bill
$4,780
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$421,300
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 Cranberry's government

🏛️ Official websitecranberrytownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cranberry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cranberry

Cranberry is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mike Kelly. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Cranberry'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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