Town Hall · Lackawaxen

Lackawaxen, PA town hall & government

Lackawaxen spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $521 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lackawaxen's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$521
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$795,00029%
Fire
$518,00019%
Health & welfare
$387,00014%
Administration & buildings
$265,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$151,0006%
Parks & libraries
$112,0004%
Sewer & trash
$43,0002%
Housing & development
$22,0001%
Other
$406,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 58%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • From the state 11%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Lackawaxen collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Lackawaxen

Full-time staff
3
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$22,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Wallenpaupack Area School District

Lackawaxen's K–12 school district, shared with Blooming Grove, Dreher, Greene, Hawley, Palmyra and Palmyra. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,606
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,816
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $28,606 per pupil, $18,242 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 Lackawaxen pay

Typical tax bill
$2,894
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$278,800
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 Lackawaxen's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Lackawaxen

Lackawaxen is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Lackawaxen'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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