Town Hall · Miles

Miles, PA town hall & government

Miles spent $372,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $186 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Miles's money goes

Spent
$372,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$186
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$161,00043%
Fire
$84,00023%
Administration & buildings
$44,00012%
Health & welfare
$13,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$64,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 29%
  • From the federal government 24%
  • From the state 20%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Miles

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Penns Valley Area School District

Miles's K–12 school district, shared with Centre Hall, Gregg, Haines, Millheim, Penn and Potter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,947
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,301
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.6 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 4%

Of the $18,947 per pupil, $10,442 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 Miles pay

Typical tax bill
$2,362
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$199,500
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 Miles's government

Town hall & decisions in Miles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Miles

Miles is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Miles'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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