Town Hall · Rye

Rye, PA town hall & government

Rye spent $935,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $394 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rye's money goes

Spent
$935,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$394
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$385,00041%
Sewer & trash
$231,00025%
Administration & buildings
$128,00014%
Fire
$45,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$22,0002%
Parks & libraries
$14,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$106,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rye

Full-time staff
3
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 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. Rye didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Susquenita School District

Rye's K–12 school district, shared with Duncannon, Marysville, New Buffalo, Penn, Reed and Watts. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,783
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,752
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,783 per pupil, $10,244 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 Rye pay

Typical tax bill
$3,471
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$284,400
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 Rye's government

🏛️ Official websiteryetwp.com/Pages/Home.aspx ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rye →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rye

Rye is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Rye'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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