Town Hall · Susquehanna

Susquehanna, PA town hall & government

Susquehanna spent $799,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $440 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Susquehanna's money goes

Spent
$799,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$440
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$80,000
$44 per resident
Roads & transportation
$586,00073%
Administration & buildings
$100,00013%
Fire
$33,0004%
Police
$28,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$47,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Income taxes 26%
  • From the state 22%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Susquehanna

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time5 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

Northern Cambria School District

Susquehanna's K–12 school district, shared with Barr and Northern Cambria. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,878
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
787
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $21,878 per pupil, $12,874 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 Susquehanna pay

Typical tax bill
$1,523
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$126,400
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 Susquehanna's government

Town hall & decisions in Susquehanna →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Susquehanna

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

All of Susquehanna'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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