Town Hall · East Side

East Side, PA town hall & government

East Side spent $90,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $299 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where East Side's money goes

Spent
$90,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$299
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$140,000
$465 per resident
Sewer & trash
$34,00038%
Administration & buildings
$16,00018%
Roads & transportation
$13,00014%
Fire
$8,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0007%
Interest on debt
$6,0007%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$6,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 48%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for East Side

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Weatherly Area School District

East Side's K–12 school district, shared with Lausanne, Lehigh, Packer, Weatherly and Kidder. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,689
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
618
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,689 per pupil, $11,188 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 East Side pay

Typical tax bill
$1,987
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$125,000
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 East Side's government

Town hall & decisions in East Side →

Beyond town hall

Who represents East Side

East Side is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of East Side'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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