Town Hall · Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, PA town hall & government

Sugarloaf spent $5.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,304 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sugarloaf's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,304
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$357,000
$92 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.9 million58%
Police
$1.4 million27%
Administration & buildings
$287,0006%
Sewer & trash
$196,0004%
Fire
$141,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$48,0001%
Interest on debt
$17,000<1%
Health & welfare
$14,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$12,000<1%
Other
$43,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Sugarloaf

Full-time staff
9
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 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

Hazleton Area School District

Sugarloaf's K–12 school district, shared with Banks, Beaver Meadows, Black Creek, Butler, Conyngham and East Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,526
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
12,609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$96.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,526 per pupil, $9,618 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 Sugarloaf pay

Typical tax bill
$3,621
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$300,500
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 Sugarloaf's government

Town hall & decisions in Sugarloaf →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Sugarloaf'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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