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Smithfield, PA town hall & government

Smithfield spent $413,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $512 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Smithfield's money goes

Spent
$413,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$512
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$525,000
$651 per resident
Sewer & trash
$165,00040%
Roads & transportation
$124,00030%
Interest on debt
$24,0006%
Administration & buildings
$23,0006%
Parks & libraries
$10,0002%
Police
$10,0002%
Fire
$6,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0001%
Other
$45,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Smithfield

Full-time staff
3
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Albert Gallatin Area School District

Smithfield's K–12 school district, shared with Fairchance, Georges, German, Masontown, Nicholson and Point Marion. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,830
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,971
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $17,830 per pupil, $10,694 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 Smithfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,332
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$173,200
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 Smithfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Smithfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smithfield

Smithfield is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Smithfield'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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