Town Hall · Taylor

Taylor, PA town hall & government

Taylor spent $4.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $734 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
$4.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$734
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$181,000
$31 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million27%
Police
$997,00023%
Administration & buildings
$644,00015%
Parks & libraries
$436,00010%
Fire
$144,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$91,0002%
Sewer & trash
$62,0001%
Health & welfare
$25,0001%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Other
$756,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • From the state 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Taylor

Full-time staff
21
141 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time84 part
Police
7 full-time48 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Other
1 full-time3 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

Riverside School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,193
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,497
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,193 per pupil, $12,188 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
$2,089
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$182,500
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 Taylor's government

🏛️ Official websitetaylorborough.com ↗

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 Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. 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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