Town Hall · Lenox

Lenox, PA town hall & government

Lenox spent $658,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $372 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lenox's money goes

Spent
$658,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$372
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$415,00063%
Fire
$83,00013%
Administration & buildings
$61,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$29,0004%
Sewer & trash
$14,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$53,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges <1%

Lenox didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Lenox

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Mountain View School District

Lenox's K–12 school district, shared with Brooklyn, Clifford, Gibson, Harford, Hop Bottom and Lathrop. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,489
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
947
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $22,489 per pupil, $14,244 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 Lenox pay

Typical tax bill
$2,407
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$248,700
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 Lenox's government

Town hall & decisions in Lenox →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lenox

Lenox is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Lenox'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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