Town Hall · Vandergrift

Vandergrift, PA town hall & government

Vandergrift spent $3.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $681 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Vandergrift's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$681
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$6.8 million
$1,415 per resident
Police
$776,00024%
Roads & transportation
$539,00016%
Sewer & trash
$494,00015%
Interest on debt
$283,0009%
Parks & libraries
$262,0008%
Administration & buildings
$233,0007%
Fire
$56,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$51,0002%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$596,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Vandergrift

Full-time staff
21
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 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

Kiski Area School District

Vandergrift's K–12 school district, shared with Allegheny, Avonmore, Bell, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park and Oklahoma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,121
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,324
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,121 per pupil, $10,566 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 Vandergrift pay

Typical tax bill
$1,438
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$93,900
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 Vandergrift's government

🏛️ Official websitevandergriftborough.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Vandergrift →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vandergrift

Vandergrift is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Guy Reschenthaler. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Vandergrift'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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