Town Hall · Fayette

Fayette, PA town hall & government

Fayette spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $445 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fayette's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$445
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$13,000
$4 per resident
Administration & buildings
$701,00044%
Roads & transportation
$604,00038%
Fire
$35,0002%
Parks & libraries
$34,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$193,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 36%
  • From the state 22%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fayette

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 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

Juniata County School District

Fayette's K–12 school district, shared with Beale, Delaware, Fermanagh, Lack, Mifflin and Mifflintown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,884
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,288
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,884 per pupil, $9,569 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 Fayette pay

Typical tax bill
$2,110
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$202,100
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 Fayette's government

Town hall & decisions in Fayette →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fayette

Fayette is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Fayette'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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