Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Homewood run?
Homewood’s borough government spent $47,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $388 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Homewood didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Homewood is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
Big Beaver Falls Area School District
Homewood’s K–12 school district, shared with Beaver Falls, Big Beaver, Eastvale, Koppel, New Galilee and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,708 per pupil, $10,559 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.
About $388 per resident a year, or $1.06 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Homewood didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Homewood yet
Every year of Homewood’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,417 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 Homewood’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Homewood’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Homewood →
Who’s in charge in Homewood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Homewood’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Homewood alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Beaver County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.9%56,837 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.2%37,196 votesOthers: 0.9% (810 votes).
Most votes in Beaver County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Homewood lies in Beaver County. Every 2024 race in Beaver County is on the county’s page.
Beaver 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 Homewood.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Homewood’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Homewood’s government
How much does Homewood spend per resident?
About $388 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Homewood didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $53,000.
What is the property tax rate in Homewood?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,417 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 the borough’s assessor.
Who runs Homewood’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Homewood yet.
How did Homewood vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Homewood alone. Beaver County, where 100% of Homewood lies, voted Trump 59.9%, Harris 39.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Homewood?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,159 (about $13,908 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Homewood in the state legislature?
State Senate District 47 (Elder Vogel) and State House District 14 (Roman Kozak). The House district also covers 23 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Homewood’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 (for Homewood, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →