Town Hall · Roscoe

Roscoe, PA town hall & government

Roscoe spent $218,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $276 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roscoe's money goes

Spent
$218,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$276
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$74,00034%
Administration & buildings
$49,00022%
Police
$41,00019%
Fire
$11,0005%
Parks & libraries
$7,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0003%
Health & welfare
$6,0003%
Other
$24,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 30%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Roscoe

Full-time staff
0
33 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time17 part
Police
0 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

California Area School District

Roscoe's K–12 school district, shared with Allenport, California, Coal Center, Elco, Long Branch and West Pike Run. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,655
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
933
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,655 per pupil, $8,977 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 Roscoe pay

Typical tax bill
$1,282
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.16%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$110,300
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 Roscoe's government

Town hall & decisions in Roscoe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roscoe

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

All of Roscoe'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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