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Harmar, PA town hall & government

Harmar spent $4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,350 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Harmar's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,350
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million28%
Police
$1 million25%
Roads & transportation
$776,00019%
Administration & buildings
$598,00015%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$112,0003%
Fire
$59,0001%
Parks & libraries
$43,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$290,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Harmar

Full-time staff
16
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$75,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 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

Allegheny Valley School District

Harmar's K–12 school district, shared with Cheswick, Springdale and Springdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,463
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
907
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $21,463 per pupil, $12,020 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 Harmar pay

Typical tax bill
$3,032
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$206,200
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.

Local

Contact Harmar's government

Town hall & decisions in Harmar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harmar

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

All of Harmar'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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