Town Hall · Fell

Fell, PA town hall & government

Fell spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $488 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fell's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$488
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$270,00027%
Sewer & trash
$248,00024%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$201,00020%
Administration & buildings
$97,00010%
Police
$85,0008%
Housing & development
$19,0002%
Water & other utilities
$13,0001%
Fire
$12,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$66,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Income taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fell

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 part
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

Carbondale Area School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,390
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,494
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,390 per pupil, $10,589 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 Fell pay

Typical tax bill
$1,818
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$173,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Fell's government

Town hall & decisions in Fell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fell

Fell is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Fell'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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