Town Hall · Monaca

Monaca, PA town hall & government

Monaca spent $10 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,864 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monaca's money goes

Spent
$10 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,864
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$18.7 million
$3,493 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million23%
Housing & development
$1.3 million13%
Police
$1.3 million13%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million11%
Roads & transportation
$960,00010%
Interest on debt
$659,0007%
Administration & buildings
$605,0006%
Parks & libraries
$137,0001%
Fire
$91,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$20,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Monaca

Full-time staff
38
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time23 part
Administration & buildings
16 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Monaca didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central Valley School District

Monaca's K–12 school district, shared with Center and Potter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,889
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,208
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$54.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $16,889 per pupil, $11,175 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 Monaca pay

Typical tax bill
$2,221
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.37%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$162,700
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 Monaca's government

🏛️ Official websitemonacapa.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monaca →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monaca

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

All of Monaca'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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