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Stowe, PA town hall & government

Stowe spent $5.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $860 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stowe's money goes

Spent
$5.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$860
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$5.9 million
$963 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million31%
Police
$1.3 million26%
Roads & transportation
$573,00011%
Administration & buildings
$518,00010%
Housing & development
$215,0004%
Interest on debt
$172,0003%
Fire
$139,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$74,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$551,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • Income taxes 10%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stowe

Full-time staff
19
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
5 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

Sto-Rox School District

Stowe's K–12 school district, shared with McKees Rocks. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,884
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
994
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $19,884 per pupil, $10,245 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 Stowe pay

Typical tax bill
$2,105
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.91%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$110,100
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 Stowe's government

Town hall & decisions in Stowe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stowe

Stowe is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Stowe'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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