Town Hall · O'Hara

O'Hara, PA town hall & government

O'Hara spent $15.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,665 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where O'Hara's money goes

Spent
$15.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,665
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
$1,022 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.6 million30%
Roads & transportation
$4.1 million27%
Police
$2.3 million15%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million9%
Parks & libraries
$742,0005%
Fire
$530,0003%
Interest on debt
$358,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$342,0002%
Health & welfare
$86,0001%
Other
$843,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 29%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for O'Hara

Full-time staff
43
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
12 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fox Chapel Area School District

O'Hara's K–12 school district, shared with Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Indiana and Sharpsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,880
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,181
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $23,880 per pupil, $15,851 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 O'Hara pay

Typical tax bill
$5,678
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$401,300
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 O'Hara's government

Town hall & decisions in O'Hara →

Beyond town hall

Who represents O'Hara

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

All of O'Hara'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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