Town Hall · Taylor

Taylor, PA town hall & government

Taylor spent $209,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $244 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Taylor's money goes

Spent
$209,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$244
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$22,000
$26 per resident
Roads & transportation
$112,00054%
Administration & buildings
$29,00014%
Fire
$26,00012%
Health & welfare
$5,0002%
Sewer & trash
$5,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$28,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 28%
  • From the state 27%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Taylor

Full-time staff
0
14 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 full-time9 part
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tyrone Area School District

Taylor's K–12 school district, shared with Birmingham, Franklin, Snyder, Tyrone, Warriors Mark and Tyrone. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,030
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,687
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,030 per pupil, $9,406 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 Taylor pay

Typical tax bill
$1,463
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$218,800
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 Taylor's government

Town hall & decisions in Taylor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Taylor

Taylor is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Taylor'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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