Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Montgomery run?
Montgomery’s borough government spent $748,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $498 per resident. Water and other utilities ($269,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Montgomery is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
About $498 per resident a year, or $1.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$498 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Montgomery’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($498 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. Montgomery spent more than 52% of 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; Montgomery itself left out).
No trend yet
Montgomery reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,113 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.45% 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 Montgomery’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 Montgomery’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Montgomery →
Who’s in charge in Montgomery
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Montgomery’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on montgomeryborough.org ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 376 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 (1,502).
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.
Montgomery Area School District
Montgomery’s K–12 school district, shared with Brady Township, Clinton Township, Washington Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,289 per pupil, $11,256 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.
Montgomery’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Montgomery alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lycoming County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.3%41,961 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.8%17,216 votesOthers: 0.9% (508 votes).
Most votes in Lycoming County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Montgomery lies in Lycoming County. Every 2024 race in Lycoming County is on the county’s page.
Lycoming 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 Montgomery.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: montgomeryborough.org ↗
- 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 Montgomery’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Montgomery’s government
How much does Montgomery spend per resident?
About $498 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 $498 was more than 52% of 574 Pennsylvania cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Montgomery?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,113 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see montgomeryborough.org.
Who runs Montgomery’s government?
See montgomeryborough.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Montgomery yet.
How did Montgomery vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Montgomery alone. Lycoming County, where 100% of Montgomery lies, voted Trump 70.3%, Harris 28.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Montgomery?
4 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $22,621 (about $271,452 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Montgomery in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Gene Yaw) and State House District 83 (Jamie Flick). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Montgomery’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 →