Town Hall · Mahoning

Mahoning, PA town hall & government

Mahoning spent $3.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,084 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mahoning's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,084
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$9 million
$3,163 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million40%
Roads & transportation
$838,00027%
Interest on debt
$376,00012%
Police
$291,0009%
Administration & buildings
$186,0006%
Fire
$57,0002%
Parks & libraries
$48,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,0001%
Other
$40,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Utility sales 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mahoning

Full-time staff
6
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mohawk Area School District

Mahoning's K–12 school district, shared with Bessemer, Little Beaver, New Beaver, North Beaver and S.N.P.J.. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,418
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,466
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,418 per pupil, $10,962 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.

Also serving Mahoning: Union Area School District ($18,532 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mahoning pay

Typical tax bill
$1,478
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$134,500
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 Mahoning's government

Town hall & decisions in Mahoning →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mahoning

Mahoning is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mike Kelly. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Mahoning'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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