Town Hall · Emsworth

Emsworth, PA town hall & government

Emsworth spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $808 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Emsworth's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$808
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$986,000
$423 per resident
Sewer & trash
$829,00044%
Roads & transportation
$500,00027%
Police
$191,00010%
Administration & buildings
$144,0008%
Fire
$48,0003%
Interest on debt
$43,0002%
Health & welfare
$29,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0001%
Other
$81,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Emsworth

Full-time staff
0
13 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 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

Avonworth School District

Emsworth's K–12 school district, shared with Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights, Kilbuck and Ohio. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,487
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,973
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$60.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $16,487 per pupil, $10,981 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 Emsworth pay

Typical tax bill
$3,313
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.80%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$184,200
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 Emsworth's government

🏛️ Official websiteemsworthborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Emsworth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Emsworth

Emsworth is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Emsworth'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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