Town Hall · Elizabeth

Elizabeth, PA town hall & government

Elizabeth spent $983,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $664 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Elizabeth's money goes

Spent
$983,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$664
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$261,000
$176 per resident
Roads & transportation
$354,00036%
Police
$307,00031%
Administration & buildings
$93,0009%
Fire
$52,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$45,0005%
Housing & development
$20,0002%
Interest on debt
$17,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$91,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • From the state 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Elizabeth

Full-time staff
3
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 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

Elizabeth Forward School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,203
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,325
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,203 per pupil, $11,309 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 Elizabeth pay

Typical tax bill
$1,922
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.77%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$108,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Elizabeth's government

🏛️ Official websiteelizabethpa.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Elizabeth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elizabeth

Elizabeth is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Summer L. Lee. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Elizabeth'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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