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White Haven, PA town hall & government

White Haven spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,428 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where White Haven's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,428
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$140,000
$128 per resident
Administration & buildings
$646,00041%
Police
$365,00023%
Roads & transportation
$161,00010%
Sewer & trash
$132,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$45,0003%
Fire
$33,0002%
Parks & libraries
$14,0001%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$160,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Income taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for White Haven

Full-time staff
6
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
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

Crestwood School District

White Haven's K–12 school district, shared with Dennison, Dorrance, Fairview, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park and Rice. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,387
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,775
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,387 per pupil, $10,062 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 White Haven pay

Typical tax bill
$1,922
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$175,300
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 White Haven's government

Town hall & decisions in White Haven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents White Haven

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

All of White Haven'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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