Town Hall · Waverly

Waverly, PA town hall & government

Waverly spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $979 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Waverly's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$979
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$391,00024%
Administration & buildings
$301,00018%
Police
$268,00016%
Sewer & trash
$196,00012%
Parks & libraries
$78,0005%
Fire
$61,0004%
Health & welfare
$13,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Other
$319,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Income taxes 29%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Waverly

Full-time staff
8
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Abington Heights School District

Waverly's K–12 school district, shared with Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Glenburn, Newton, North Abington and Ransom. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,997
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,461
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,997 per pupil, $9,876 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 Waverly pay

Typical tax bill
$5,606
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$461,300
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 Waverly's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Waverly

Waverly is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Waverly'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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