Town Hall · Monongahela

Monongahela, PA town hall & government

Monongahela spent $3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $738 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Monongahela

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Monongahela's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$738
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$2.2 million
$537 per resident
Police
$1.2 million38%
Roads & transportation
$633,00021%
Administration & buildings
$187,0006%
Fire
$103,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$98,0003%
Interest on debt
$93,0003%
Parks & libraries
$86,0003%
Sewer & trash
$26,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$635,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From the state 12%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Monongahela

Full-time staff
15
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time2 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ringgold School District

Monongahela's K–12 school district, shared with Donora, Finleyville, New Eagle, Nottingham, Union and Carroll. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,973
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,565
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$58.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,973 per pupil, $9,414 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 Monongahela pay

Typical tax bill
$1,660
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$114,300
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 Monongahela's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmonongahela-pa.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monongahela →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monongahela

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

All of Monongahela'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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