Town Hall · Upper Mahantongo

Upper Mahantongo, PA town hall & government

Upper Mahantongo spent $590,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $958 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Mahantongo's money goes

Spent
$590,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$958
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$70,000
$114 per resident
Roads & transportation
$522,00088%
Administration & buildings
$16,0003%
Fire
$12,0002%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$34,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 74%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Upper Mahantongo

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tri-Valley School District

Upper Mahantongo's K–12 school district, shared with Barry, Eldred, Hegins and Hubley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,006
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
879
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,006 per pupil, $9,035 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 Upper Mahantongo pay

Typical tax bill
$2,583
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$196,600
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 Upper Mahantongo's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Mahantongo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Mahantongo

Upper Mahantongo is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Upper Mahantongo'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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