Town Hall · Heath

Heath, PA town hall & government

Heath spent $66,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $564 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Heath's money goes

Spent
$66,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$564
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$9,000
$77 per resident
Administration & buildings
$33,00050%
Roads & transportation
$20,00030%
Fire
$2,0003%
Sewer & trash
$2,0003%
Interest on debt
$1,0002%
Other
$8,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Income taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Heath

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Brookville Area School District

Heath's K–12 school district, shared with Barnett, Beaver, Brookville, Clover, Eldred and Knox. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,745
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,322
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,745 per pupil, $10,444 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 Heath pay

Typical tax bill
$749
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$132,400
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 Heath's government

Town hall & decisions in Heath →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Heath

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

All of Heath'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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