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 Jermyn run?
Jermyn’s borough government spent $986,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $484 per resident. Water and other utilities ($11,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Jermyn is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
About $484 per resident a year, or $1.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$484 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Jermyn’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($484 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 574 Pennsylvania cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $483, and the middle half spent $300–$726. Jermyn spent more than 50% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($326,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Jermyn itself left out).
No trend yet
Jermyn reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,004 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.04% 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 Jermyn’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 Jermyn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jermyn →
Who’s in charge in Jermyn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Jermyn’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on jermynpa.com ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 407 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,037).
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.
Lakeland School District
Jermyn’s K–12 school district, shared with Carbondale Township, Greenfield Township, Mayfield, Scott Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,974 per pupil, $10,727 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.
Jermyn’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Jermyn alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lackawanna County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat51.0%59,510 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.3%56,261 votesOthers: 0.7% (819 votes).
Most votes in Lackawanna County: Kamala D Harris
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Jermyn lies in Lackawanna County. Every 2024 race in Lackawanna County is on the county’s page.
Lackawanna 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 Jermyn.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: jermynpa.com ↗
- 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.
How Jermyn compares with the towns next door
Jermyn spent $484 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $560 to $705. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Jermyn’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Jermyn’s government
How much does Jermyn spend per resident?
About $484 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 $484 was more than 50% of 574 Pennsylvania cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Jermyn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,004 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.04% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see jermynpa.com.
Who runs Jermyn’s government?
See jermynpa.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jermyn yet.
How did Jermyn vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Jermyn alone. Lackawanna County, where 100% of Jermyn lies, voted Harris 51.0%, Trump 48.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jermyn?
5 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $26,166 (about $313,992 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Jermyn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rosemary Brown) and State House District 112 (Kyle Mullins). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Jermyn’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 →