Town Hall · Duryea

Duryea, PA town hall & government

Duryea spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $523 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Duryea

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Duryea's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$523
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$165,000
$34 per resident
Roads & transportation
$995,00039%
Police
$456,00018%
Administration & buildings
$281,00011%
Sewer & trash
$231,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$89,0003%
Fire
$81,0003%
Parks & libraries
$10,000<1%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Housing & development
$2,000<1%
Other
$419,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 33%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Duryea

Full-time staff
9
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time23 part
Police
3 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pittston Area School District

Duryea's K–12 school district, shared with Avoca, Dupont, Hughestown, Jenkins, Pittston and Pittston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,433
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,223
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,433 per pupil, $9,616 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 Duryea pay

Typical tax bill
$2,658
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$157,900
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 Duryea's government

🏛️ Official websiteduryeaborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Duryea →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Duryea

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

All of Duryea'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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