Town Hall · Rush

Rush, PA town hall & government

Rush spent $362,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $112 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rush's money goes

Spent
$362,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$112
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$293,00081%
Police
$22,0006%
Sewer & trash
$21,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0005%
Parks & libraries
$17,0005%
Interest on debt
$9,0002%
Other
$70,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rush

Full-time staff
8
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tamaqua Area School District

Rush's K–12 school district, shared with Schuylkill, Tamaqua, Walker and West Penn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,833
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,064
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,833 per pupil, $9,496 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.

Also serving Rush: Mahanoy Area School District ($16,949 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rush pay

Typical tax bill
$3,278
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.58%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$208,000
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 Rush's government

Town hall & decisions in Rush →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rush

Rush is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Rush'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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