Town Hall · Huston

Huston, PA town hall & government

Huston spent $397,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $300 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Huston's money goes

Spent
$397,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$300
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$161,000
$122 per resident
Roads & transportation
$285,00072%
Administration & buildings
$45,00011%
Fire
$17,0004%
Police
$15,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0003%
Interest on debt
$5,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$13,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 32%
  • Income taxes 32%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Huston

Full-time staff
0
22 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time10 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

Spring Cove School District

Huston's K–12 school district, shared with Freedom, Martinsburg, North Woodbury, Roaring Spring and Taylor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,744
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,644
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,744 per pupil, $8,922 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 Huston pay

Typical tax bill
$3,213
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$298,300
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 Huston's government

Town hall & decisions in Huston →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Huston

Huston is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Huston'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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