Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Edinboro run?
Edinboro’s borough government spent $5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $918 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Edinboro is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
About $918 per resident a year, or $2.52 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$918 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Edinboro’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($918 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 290 Pennsylvania cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $856, and the middle half spent $655–$1,098. Edinboro spent more than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Pennsylvania cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Edinboro itself left out).
No trend yet
Edinboro reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,816 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.26% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Edinboro’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Edinboro’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Edinboro →
Who’s in charge in Edinboro
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Edinboro’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on edinboro.net ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 235 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (5,405).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
General McLane School District
Edinboro’s K–12 school district, shared with Franklin Township, McKean, McKean Township, Washington Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,923 per pupil, $9,955 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Edinboro’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Edinboro alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Erie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.0%68,866 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.0%67,456 votesOthers: 0.9% (1,273 votes).
Most votes in Erie County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Edinboro lies in Erie County. Every 2024 race in Erie County is on the county’s page.
Erie County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Edinboro.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: edinboro.net ↗
- 2Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
- 3Pennsylvania SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Edinboro’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Edinboro’s government
How much does Edinboro spend per resident?
About $918 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $918 was more than 58% of 290 Pennsylvania cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Edinboro?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,816 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.26% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see edinboro.net.
Who runs Edinboro’s government?
See edinboro.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Edinboro yet.
How did Edinboro vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Edinboro alone. Erie County, where 100% of Edinboro lies, voted Trump 50.0%, Harris 49.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Edinboro?
23 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $175,625 (about $2.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Edinboro in the state legislature?
State Senate District 49 (Dan Laughlin) and State House District 4 (Jake Banta). The House district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Edinboro’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →