Town Hall · Summit Hill

Summit Hill, PA town hall & government

Summit Hill spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $672 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Summit Hill's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$672
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$496 per resident
Roads & transportation
$442,00022%
Police
$407,00020%
Administration & buildings
$282,00014%
Sewer & trash
$281,00014%
Parks & libraries
$116,0006%
Interest on debt
$61,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,0001%
Fire
$14,0001%
Housing & development
$11,0001%
Other
$359,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • From the state 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Summit Hill

Full-time staff
8
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Panther Valley School District

Summit Hill's K–12 school district, shared with Coaldale, Lansford and Nesquehoning. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,113
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,838
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,113 per pupil, $9,192 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 Summit Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$2,051
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.06%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$99,700
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 Summit Hill's government

Town hall & decisions in Summit Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summit Hill

Summit Hill is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Summit Hill'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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