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Reserve, PA town hall & government

Reserve spent $3.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,167 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Reserve's money goes

Spent
$3.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,167
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$827 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.4 million39%
Police
$599,00016%
Sewer & trash
$597,00016%
Roads & transportation
$428,00011%
Administration & buildings
$357,00010%
Fire
$65,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$58,0002%
Health & welfare
$23,0001%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%
Other
$159,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Reserve

Full-time staff
14
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shaler Area School District

Reserve's K–12 school district, shared with Etna, Millvale and Shaler. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,405
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,801
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$98.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $22,405 per pupil, $15,056 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 Reserve pay

Typical tax bill
$3,125
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$209,700
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 Reserve's government

Town hall & decisions in Reserve →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Reserve

Reserve is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Reserve'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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