Town Hall · Nesquehoning

Nesquehoning, PA town hall & government

Nesquehoning spent $3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $918 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nesquehoning's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$918
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$810,000
$250 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1 million35%
Police
$574,00019%
Administration & buildings
$515,00017%
Roads & transportation
$275,0009%
Fire
$99,0003%
Interest on debt
$26,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$8,000<1%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$432,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • From the state 11%
  • Income taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Nesquehoning

Full-time staff
14
48 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time22 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Panther Valley School District

Nesquehoning's K–12 school district, shared with Coaldale, Lansford and Summit Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,113
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,838
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,113 per pupil, $9,192 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 Nesquehoning pay

Typical tax bill
$2,265
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$122,500
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 Nesquehoning's government

🏛️ Official websitenesquehoning.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Nesquehoning →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nesquehoning

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

All of Nesquehoning'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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