Town Hall · Palmyra

Palmyra, PA town hall & government

Palmyra spent $389,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $301 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Palmyra's money goes

Spent
$389,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$301
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$10,000
$8 per resident
Roads & transportation
$220,00057%
Administration & buildings
$76,00020%
Fire
$27,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,0006%
Police
$19,0005%
Health & welfare
$7,0002%
Sewer & trash
$5,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$12,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • From the state 19%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Palmyra

Full-time staff
0
14 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wallenpaupack Area School District

Palmyra's K–12 school district, shared with Blooming Grove, Dreher, Greene, Hawley, Lackawaxen and Palmyra. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,606
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,816
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $28,606 per pupil, $18,242 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 Palmyra pay

Typical tax bill
$2,856
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$283,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Palmyra's government

🏛️ Official websitepalmyrawayne.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Palmyra →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Palmyra

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

All of Palmyra'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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