Town Hall · Shinglehouse

Shinglehouse, PA town hall & government

Shinglehouse spent $755,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $723 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shinglehouse's money goes

Spent
$755,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$723
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$159,000
$152 per resident
Sewer & trash
$137,00018%
Roads & transportation
$131,00017%
Water & other utilities
$104,00014%
Administration & buildings
$77,00010%
Police
$61,0008%
Fire
$19,0003%
Parks & libraries
$13,0002%
Interest on debt
$10,0001%
Other
$203,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 27%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Income taxes 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Shinglehouse

Full-time staff
3
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$48,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oswayo Valley School District

Shinglehouse's K–12 school district, shared with Clara, Oswayo, Oswayo, Sharon and Ceres. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,473
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
366
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$189,000
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,473 per pupil, $11,131 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 Shinglehouse pay

Typical tax bill
$1,295
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.65%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$78,400
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 Shinglehouse's government

Town hall & decisions in Shinglehouse →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shinglehouse

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

All of Shinglehouse'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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