Town Hall · Redstone

Redstone, PA town hall & government

Redstone spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $317 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Redstone's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$317
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$847,00051%
Administration & buildings
$414,00025%
Police
$149,0009%
Fire
$48,0003%
Water & other utilities
$26,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$3,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$152,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 28%
  • Income taxes 23%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Redstone

Full-time staff
8
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Police
2 full-time2 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

Brownsville Area School District

Redstone's K–12 school district, shared with Brownsville, Brownsville, Luzerne and West Brownsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,748
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,423
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $18,748 per pupil, $10,630 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 Redstone pay

Typical tax bill
$1,255
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$90,800
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 Redstone's government

Town hall & decisions in Redstone →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Redstone

Redstone is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Redstone'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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