Town Hall · Cummings

Cummings, PA town hall & government

Cummings spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5,514 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cummings's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$5,514
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$487,00034%
Roads & transportation
$181,00013%
Parks & libraries
$49,0003%
Fire
$40,0003%
Police
$26,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0001%
Other
$627,00044%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 84%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Income taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cummings

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 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

Jersey Shore Area School District

Cummings's K–12 school district, shared with Anthony, Avis, Bastress, Brown, Crawford and Jersey Shore. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,397
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,146
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $18,397 per pupil, $11,562 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 Cummings pay

Typical tax bill
$1,984
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$223,000
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 Cummings's government

🏛️ Official websitecummingstownship-pa.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cummings →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cummings

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

All of Cummings'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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