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Roaring Brook, PA town hall & government

Roaring Brook spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $587 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roaring Brook's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$587
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$226,000
$113 per resident
Roads & transportation
$479,00041%
Administration & buildings
$187,00016%
Police
$160,00014%
Sewer & trash
$68,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$51,0004%
Fire
$23,0002%
Interest on debt
$12,0001%
Parks & libraries
$8,0001%
Other
$184,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 34%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Roaring Brook

Full-time staff
4
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Police
2 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 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

North Pocono School District

Roaring Brook's K–12 school district, shared with Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Jefferson, Lehigh and Madison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,446
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,879
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,446 per pupil, $12,173 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 Roaring Brook pay

Typical tax bill
$5,185
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$308,900
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 Roaring Brook's government

Town hall & decisions in Roaring Brook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roaring Brook

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

All of Roaring Brook'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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