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How Scrubgrass is run

Scrubgrass spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

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Town budget
$0
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 15 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,766
a year · PA $3,311

What stands out about how Scrubgrass is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,766 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Pennsylvania$3,311
Cherry Valley$2,333
Scrubgrass$1,766
Richland$1,648
Richland$1,638
Emlenton$1,564
Kennerdell$1,538
Allegheny$1,421
Rockland$1,369
Clinton$1,338
$1,766
typical bill a year
1.16%
effective rate
$151,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Scrubgrass’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District

Scrubgrass’s K–12 school district, shared with Allegheny, Emlenton, Foxburg, Hovey, Parker and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Scrubgrass →
$26,510
per pupil · PA $21,758
598
students
$1.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $26,510 per pupil, $16,167 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 28%State 66%Federal 6%

Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Scrubgrass

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Scrubgrass yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

Where Scrubgrass’s money goes

The biggest line: health & welfare, at 0% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Interest, fines & other 100%
An estimate

Scrubgrass didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Who works for Scrubgrass

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Roads & transportation0 + 10 pt
Administration & buildings0 + 5 pt
0
full-time
15
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Next door

How Scrubgrass’s budget compares

Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Scrubgrass——$1,766
Cherry Valley$226—$2,333
Richland$296—$1,638
Clinton$319—$1,338
Richland$358—$1,648
Rockland$431$61$1,369
Allegheny$499—$1,421
Emlenton$702$102$1,564
Kennerdell——$1,538

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Scrubgrass

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Scrubgrass.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Pennsylvania SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Scrubgrass’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Scrubgrass is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Scrubgrass get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Scrubgrass, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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