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How Licking is run

Licking spent $169,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $315 per resident.

Town budget
$169,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$315
Below typical Pennsylvania towns ($466)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 8 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,494
a year · PA $3,311

What stands out about how Licking is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $315 per resident a year, or $0.86 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 67% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 46%Income taxes 24%From the federal government 12%Interest, fines & other 10%Other taxes & licenses 4%Property taxes 4%Fees & charges <1%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,494 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.04% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Pennsylvania$3,311
Richland$1,638
Licking$1,494
Beaver$1,451
Piney$1,425
Toby$1,308
Perry$1,168
$1,494
typical bill a year
1.04%
effective rate
$143,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Licking’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Keystone School District

Licking’s K–12 school district, shared with Ashland, Beaver, Callensburg, Elk, Knox and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Licking →
$19,361
per pupil · PA $21,758
837
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $19,361 per pupil, $11,627 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 31%State 63%Federal 6%

Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Licking

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Licking yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Licking

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 4 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 4 pt
0
full-time
8
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Next door

How Licking’s budget compares

Licking ranks 3rd lowest of 6 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Beaver$257$87$1,451
Richland$296—$1,638
Licking$315—$1,494
Toby$315$18$1,308
Perry$457—$1,168
Piney$596—$1,425

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Licking

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Licking.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Pennsylvania SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Licking’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Licking is run?

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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