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.
Where O'Hara's money goes
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%
Who works for O'Hara
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.
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.
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.
Which schools O'Hara kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in O'Hara pay
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.
Contact O'Hara's government
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.
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.