Town Hall · Goshen

Goshen, PA town hall & government

Goshen spent $195,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $467 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Goshen's money goes

Spent
$195,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$467
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$128,00066%
Administration & buildings
$24,00012%
Fire
$23,00012%
Other
$20,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 51%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Goshen

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
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

Clearfield Area School District

Goshen's K–12 school district, shared with Bradford, Clearfield, Covington, Girard, Knox and Lawrence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,680
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,066
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$36.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $18,680 per pupil, $11,169 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 Goshen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,442
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$120,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Goshen's government

Town hall & decisions in Goshen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Goshen

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

All of Goshen'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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