Town Hall · Gaskill

Gaskill, PA town hall & government

Gaskill spent $261,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $389 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gaskill's money goes

Spent
$261,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$389
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$197,00075%
Administration & buildings
$30,00011%
Fire
$10,0004%
Other
$24,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 31%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Income taxes 22%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Gaskill

Full-time staff
0
21 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time10 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Gaskill didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Punxsutawney Area School District

Gaskill's K–12 school district, shared with Banks, Bell, Big Run, Henderson, McCalmont and North Mahoning. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,410
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,910
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $18,410 per pupil, $11,183 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 Gaskill pay

Typical tax bill
$1,559
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$172,200
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 Gaskill's government

Town hall & decisions in Gaskill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gaskill

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

All of Gaskill'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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