Town Hall · Haines

Haines, PA town hall & government

Haines spent $707,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $453 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Haines's money goes

Spent
$707,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$453
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$377,00053%
Administration & buildings
$195,00028%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$39,0006%
Fire
$25,0004%
Health & welfare
$17,0002%
Sewer & trash
$4,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$48,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 24%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Haines

Full-time staff
3
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Penns Valley Area School District

Haines's K–12 school district, shared with Centre Hall, Gregg, Miles, Millheim, Penn and Potter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,947
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,301
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,947 per pupil, $10,442 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 Haines pay

Typical tax bill
$2,616
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$273,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Haines's government

Town hall & decisions in Haines →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Haines

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

All of Haines'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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