Town Hall · McCandless

McCandless, PA town hall & government

McCandless spent $18.8 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $640 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where McCandless's money goes

Spent
$18.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$640
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$6.5 million35%
Police
$5.8 million31%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million13%
Parks & libraries
$1.6 million9%
Fire
$1.4 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$411,0002%
Health & welfare
$93,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$89,000<1%
Other
$392,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 35%
  • Other taxes & licenses 25%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • From the state 11%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for McCandless

Full-time staff
77
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
31 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
24 full-time
Administration & buildings
16 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Fire
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Allegheny School District

McCandless's K–12 school district, shared with Bradford Woods, Marshall and Franklin Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,926
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
8,554
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$128.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $19,926 per pupil, $12,912 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 McCandless pay

Typical tax bill
$4,585
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$350,100
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 McCandless's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofmccandless.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in McCandless →

Beyond town hall

Who represents McCandless

McCandless is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of McCandless'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.

You’re browsing

McCandless

Pennsylvania · PA · Allegheny County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

McCandless is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01