Town Hall · Midway

Midway, PA town hall & government

Midway spent $651,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $749 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Midway's money goes

Spent
$651,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$749
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$13,000
$15 per resident
Administration & buildings
$246,00038%
Roads & transportation
$121,00019%
Sewer & trash
$84,00013%
Fire
$48,0007%
Police
$46,0007%
Parks & libraries
$17,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$77,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the state 17%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Midway

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,900
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Fire
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 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

Fort Cherry School District

Midway's K–12 school district, shared with McDonald, Mount Pleasant and Robinson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,417
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
947
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $20,417 per pupil, $11,806 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 Midway pay

Typical tax bill
$1,541
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$121,200
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 Midway's government

Town hall & decisions in Midway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Midway

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

All of Midway'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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