Town Hall · Paupack

Paupack, PA town hall & government

Paupack spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $495 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Paupack's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$495
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$654,00035%
Administration & buildings
$550,00030%
Fire
$209,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$136,0007%
Health & welfare
$50,0003%
Sewer & trash
$12,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$231,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Other taxes & licenses 26%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Paupack

Full-time staff
6
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time18 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
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. Paupack didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wallenpaupack Area School District

Paupack'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 Paupack pay

Typical tax bill
$3,208
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$345,000
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 Paupack's government

Town hall & decisions in Paupack →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Paupack

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

All of Paupack'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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