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Liberty, PA town hall & government

Liberty spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $725 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Liberty's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$725
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$965,000
$396 per resident
Sewer & trash
$628,00036%
Police
$361,00020%
Roads & transportation
$275,00016%
Administration & buildings
$215,00012%
Fire
$137,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$51,0003%
Interest on debt
$37,0002%
Parks & libraries
$13,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$46,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • From the state 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Liberty

Full-time staff
6
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time11 part
Police
2 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 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

South Allegheny School District

Liberty's K–12 school district, shared with Glassport, Lincoln and Port Vue. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,588
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,423
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $18,588 per pupil, $11,319 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 Liberty pay

Typical tax bill
$1,964
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.70%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$115,600
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 Liberty's government

Town hall & decisions in Liberty →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Liberty

Liberty is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Summer L. Lee. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Liberty'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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