Town Hall · Taylor

Taylor, PA town hall & government

Taylor spent $445,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $462 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
$445,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$462
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$153,00034%
Administration & buildings
$91,00020%
Roads & transportation
$56,00013%
Fire
$37,0008%
Police
$26,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$16,0004%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$65,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • From the state 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Taylor

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

New Castle Area School District

Taylor's K–12 school district, shared with New Castle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,083
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,951
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $19,083 per pupil, $12,593 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
$1,656
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.54%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$107,700
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. 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 Mike Kelly. 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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