Town Hall · Easton

Easton, PA town hall & government

Easton spent $66.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,185 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Easton

Salvatore J. Panto, Jr.Mayor Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget · Census estimate

Where Easton's money goes

Spent
$66.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,185
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,637
Long-term debt
$134,000
$4 per resident
Sewer & trash
$13.8 million21%
Police
$12.5 million19%
Housing & development
$8.5 million13%
Fire
$7.8 million12%
Administration & buildings
$5.3 million8%
Interest on debt
$4.8 million7%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million4%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.2 million2%
Water & other utilities
$166,000<1%
Health & welfare
$104,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$21,000<1%
Other
$8.3 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%

Easton didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Easton

Full-time staff
206
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
59
and 44 full-time firefighters
Police
64 full-time
Fire
44 full-time
Sewer & trash
29 full-time
Administration & buildings
19 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
18 full-time
Parks & libraries
11 full-time
Housing & development
5 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
11 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Easton Area School District

Easton's K–12 school district, shared with Forks and Palmer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,684
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
7,978
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$135.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $20,684 per pupil, $13,125 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 Easton pay

Typical tax bill
$3,294
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$196,300
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 Easton's government

🏛️ Official websiteeaston-pa.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Easton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Easton

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

All of Easton'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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