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Summerhill, PA town hall & government

Summerhill spent $596,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,358 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Summerhill's money goes

Spent
$596,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,358
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$354,00059%
Roads & transportation
$174,00029%
Administration & buildings
$21,0004%
Parks & libraries
$17,0003%
Police
$5,0001%
Fire
$3,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$20,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 64%
  • From the state 20%
  • Income taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Summerhill

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$8,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Forest Hills School District

Summerhill's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Croyle, Ehrenfeld, South Fork, Summerhill and Wilmore. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,506
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,754
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,506 per pupil, $9,256 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 Summerhill pay

Typical tax bill
$1,078
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$136,000
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 Summerhill's government

Town hall & decisions in Summerhill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summerhill

Summerhill is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Summerhill'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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