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Fox, PA town hall & government

Fox spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $722 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fox's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$722
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million53%
Parks & libraries
$216,0009%
Administration & buildings
$184,0007%
Water & other utilities
$177,0007%
Fire
$93,0004%
Housing & development
$65,0003%
Sewer & trash
$62,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$61,0002%
Other
$301,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Fox

Full-time staff
7
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

St. Marys Area School District

Fox's K–12 school district, shared with Benezette, Jay and St. Marys. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,906
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,838
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,906 per pupil, $10,392 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 pay

Typical tax bill
$1,776
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$170,800
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's government

Town hall & decisions in Fox →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fox

Fox is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Fox'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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