Town Hall · Limestone

Limestone, PA town hall & government

Limestone spent $539,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $310 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Limestone's money goes

Spent
$539,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$310
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$203,000
$117 per resident
Roads & transportation
$394,00073%
Administration & buildings
$46,0009%
Interest on debt
$9,0002%
Fire
$8,0001%
Sewer & trash
$8,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$72,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Income taxes 28%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Limestone

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,600
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Clarion-Limestone Area School District

Limestone's K–12 school district, shared with Clarion, Corsica, Millcreek, Strattanville and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,158
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
773
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,158 per pupil, $11,777 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 Limestone pay

Typical tax bill
$1,759
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$192,900
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 Limestone's government

Town hall & decisions in Limestone →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Limestone

Limestone is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Limestone'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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