Town Hall · Piney

Piney, PA town hall & government

Piney spent $252,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $596 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Piney's money goes

Spent
$252,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$596
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$196,00078%
Administration & buildings
$29,00012%
Fire
$5,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,0002%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%
Other
$14,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Piney

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Union School District

Piney's K–12 school district, shared with Madison, Rimersburg, Sligo and Toby. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,481
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
513
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $21,481 per pupil, $11,635 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 Piney pay

Typical tax bill
$1,425
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$108,900
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 Piney's government

Town hall & decisions in Piney →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Piney

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

All of Piney'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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