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Midland, PA town hall & government

Midland spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $768 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Midland's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$768
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$823,000
$337 per resident
Police
$495,00026%
Administration & buildings
$374,00020%
Roads & transportation
$365,00019%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$160,0009%
Interest on debt
$36,0002%
Parks & libraries
$34,0002%
Fire
$31,0002%
Sewer & trash
$19,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$354,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 41%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Midland

Full-time staff
7
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
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

Midland Borough School District

Midland's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,648
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
233
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $22,648 per pupil, $11,253 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 Midland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,394
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.54%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$90,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Midland's government

Town hall & decisions in Midland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Midland

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

All of Midland'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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