Town Hall · Nanticoke

Nanticoke, PA town hall & government

Nanticoke spent $13.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,254 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nanticoke's money goes

Spent
$13.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,254
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,637
Long-term debt
$878,000
$83 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.8 million21%
Police
$2.7 million21%
Fire
$2.1 million16%
Administration & buildings
$2 million15%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million14%
Housing & development
$784,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$444,0003%
Parks & libraries
$100,0001%
Interest on debt
$32,000<1%
Other
$448,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 30%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Nanticoke

Full-time staff
49
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$64,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 10 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
15 full-time
Police
13 full-time
Fire
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
5 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greater Nanticoke Area School District

Nanticoke's K–12 school district, shared with Conyngham, Newport and Plymouth. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,856
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,297
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,856 per pupil, $8,774 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 Nanticoke pay

Typical tax bill
$1,775
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$108,100
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 Nanticoke's government

🏛️ Official websitenanticokecity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Nanticoke →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nanticoke

Nanticoke is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Nanticoke'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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