Town Hall · Horton

Horton, PA town hall & government

Horton spent $322,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $239 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Horton's money goes

Spent
$322,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$239
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$22,000
$16 per resident
Roads & transportation
$202,00063%
Administration & buildings
$70,00022%
Fire
$32,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$15,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Income taxes 33%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Horton

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

Ridgway Area School District

Horton's K–12 school district, shared with Ridgway, Spring Creek and Ridgway. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,967
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
783
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,967 per pupil, $11,798 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.

Also serving Horton: Brockway Area School District ($19,450 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Horton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,343
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$132,900
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 Horton's government

Town hall & decisions in Horton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Horton

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

All of Horton'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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