Town Hall · Williams

Williams, PA town hall & government

Williams spent $201,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $182 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Williams's money goes

Spent
$201,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$182
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$92,00046%
Administration & buildings
$32,00016%
Parks & libraries
$9,0004%
Sewer & trash
$9,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0004%
Fire
$5,0002%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$45,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 31%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • From the state 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Williams

Full-time staff
1
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 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

Williams Valley School District

Williams's K–12 school district, shared with Porter, Rush, Tower City, Wiconisco and Williamstown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,706
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
923
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,706 per pupil, $8,443 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 Williams pay

Typical tax bill
$1,365
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$152,000
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 Williams's government

Town hall & decisions in Williams →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Williams

Williams is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Scott Perry. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Williams'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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