Town Hall · Miller

Miller, PA town hall & government

Miller spent $309,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $320 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Miller's money goes

Spent
$309,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$320
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$204,00066%
Administration & buildings
$49,00016%
Fire
$27,0009%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$26,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 36%
  • From the state 25%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Miller

Full-time staff
0
15 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time5 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

Newport School District

Miller's K–12 school district, shared with Buffalo, Howe, Juniata, Newport and Oliver. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,098
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
977
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,098 per pupil, $12,398 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 Miller pay

Typical tax bill
$3,087
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$240,400
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 Miller's government

Town hall & decisions in Miller →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Miller

Miller is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Miller'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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