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Fox Chapel, PA town hall & government

Fox Chapel spent $13.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,627 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fox Chapel's money goes

Spent
$13.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,627
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$5.2 million
$1,026 per resident
Roads & transportation
$4.4 million33%
Sewer & trash
$3 million23%
Administration & buildings
$2 million15%
Police
$1.8 million13%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million9%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$244,0002%
Interest on debt
$185,0001%
Fire
$116,0001%
Water & other utilities
$72,0001%
Health & welfare
$48,000<1%
Other
$254,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Income taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Fox Chapel

Full-time staff
26
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$103,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 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

Fox Chapel Area School District

Fox Chapel's K–12 school district, shared with Aspinwall, Blawnox, Indiana, O'Hara and Sharpsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,880
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,181
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $23,880 per pupil, $15,851 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 Fox Chapel pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Typical home value
$900,600
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 Fox Chapel's government

🏛️ Official websitefox-chapel.pa.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fox Chapel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fox Chapel

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

All of Fox Chapel'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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