Town Hall · Roulette

Roulette, PA town hall & government

Roulette spent $791,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $705 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roulette's money goes

Spent
$791,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$705
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$2,134 per resident
Roads & transportation
$193,00024%
Administration & buildings
$135,00017%
Sewer & trash
$118,00015%
Interest on debt
$103,00013%
Water & other utilities
$79,00010%
Fire
$71,0009%
Police
$29,0004%
Parks & libraries
$6,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$56,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the state 16%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Roulette

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Port Allegany School District

Roulette's K–12 school district, shared with Annin, Liberty, Pleasant Valley and Port Allegany. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,216
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
892
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,216 per pupil, $9,724 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 Roulette pay

Typical tax bill
$1,664
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$95,100
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 Roulette's government

Town hall & decisions in Roulette →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roulette

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

All of Roulette'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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