Town Hall · Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf, PA town hall & government

Sugarloaf spent $409,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $456 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
$409,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$456
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$218,00053%
Administration & buildings
$57,00014%
Parks & libraries
$31,0008%
Fire
$18,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Other
$82,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Income taxes 26%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • From the state 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Fees & charges 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sugarloaf

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Benton Area School District

Sugarloaf's K–12 school district, shared with Benton, Benton, Fishing Creek, Jackson and Stillwater. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,173
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
623
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $21,173 per pupil, $11,822 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
$2,553
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$223,000
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 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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