Town Hall · Patton

Patton, PA town hall & government

Patton spent $15.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $999 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Patton's money goes

Spent
$15.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$999
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$8.7 million
$553 per resident
Roads & transportation
$8.2 million52%
Police
$3.1 million20%
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million11%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million8%
Fire
$527,0003%
Interest on debt
$301,0002%
Sewer & trash
$198,0001%
Water & other utilities
$69,000<1%
Health & welfare
$53,000<1%
Housing & development
$45,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,000<1%
Other
$229,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • From other local governments 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Patton

Full-time staff
47
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$94,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
20 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Patton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

State College Area School District

Patton's K–12 school district, shared with College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris and State College. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,249
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
6,712
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$175.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 79%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $24,249 per pupil, $14,903 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 Patton pay

Typical tax bill
$4,473
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.15%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$388,100
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.

Local

Contact Patton's government

Town hall & decisions in Patton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Patton

Patton is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Patton'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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