Town Hall · Nazareth

Nazareth, PA town hall & government

Nazareth spent $5.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $914 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nazareth's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$914
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
$592 per resident
Police
$1.3 million24%
Roads & transportation
$911,00018%
Sewer & trash
$712,00014%
Administration & buildings
$533,00010%
Parks & libraries
$504,00010%
Fire
$280,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$154,0003%
Interest on debt
$112,0002%
Housing & development
$20,000<1%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Other
$695,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Income taxes 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Nazareth

Full-time staff
17
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
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. Nazareth didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nazareth Area School District

Nazareth's K–12 school district, shared with Bushkill, Lower Nazareth, Stockertown, Upper Nazareth and Tatamy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,082
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,897
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$87.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,082 per pupil, $11,481 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 Nazareth pay

Typical tax bill
$3,418
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$240,300
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 Nazareth's government

Town hall & decisions in Nazareth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nazareth

Nazareth is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Nazareth'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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