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Lower Burrell, PA town hall & government

Lower Burrell spent $10.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $886 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lower Burrell's money goes

Spent
$10.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$886
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,637
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
$375 per resident
Sewer & trash
$3 million29%
Police
$2.2 million21%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million14%
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million13%
Interest on debt
$325,0003%
Fire
$273,0003%
Parks & libraries
$118,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$59,0001%
Health & welfare
$27,000<1%
Other
$1.5 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lower Burrell

Full-time staff
36
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lower Burrell didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Burrell School District

Lower Burrell's K–12 school district, shared with Upper Burrell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,851
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,736
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,851 per pupil, $10,783 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 Lower Burrell pay

Typical tax bill
$3,395
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.71%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$198,600
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.

Local

Contact Lower Burrell's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflowerburrell.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lower Burrell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lower Burrell

Lower Burrell is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Lower Burrell'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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