Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Port Matilda spent less per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities
Port Matilda’s borough government spent $240,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $414 per resident. Water and other utilities ($77,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Port Matilda is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
$299 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them
Port Matilda’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($299 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 $484, and the middle half spent $301–$726. Port Matilda spent less than 75% 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; Port Matilda itself left out).
About $414 per resident a year, or $1.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 41%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 38% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Port Matilda reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $299 · 2023: $414.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,551 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.76% 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 Port Matilda’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 Port Matilda’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Port Matilda →
Who’s in charge in Port Matilda
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time borough employee for every 97 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 2023 finance file (580).
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.
Bald Eagle Area School District
Port Matilda’s K–12 school district, shared with Boggs Township, Burnside Township, Howard, Howard Township, Huston Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,417 per pupil, $11,596 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.
Port Matilda’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Port Matilda alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Centre County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.9%41,119 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.1%38,829 votesOthers: 1.0% (844 votes).
Most votes in Centre County: Kamala D Harris
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Port Matilda lies in Centre County. Every 2024 race in Centre County is on the county’s page.
Centre 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 Port Matilda.
- 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 Port Matilda’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Port Matilda’s government
How much does Port Matilda spend per resident?
About $414 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $299 was less than 75% of 574 Pennsylvania cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Port Matilda?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,551 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.76% 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 Port Matilda’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Port Matilda yet.
How did Port Matilda vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Port Matilda alone. Centre County, where 100% of Port Matilda lies, voted Harris 50.9%, Trump 48.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Port Matilda?
6 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,554 (about $210,648 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Port Matilda in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Wayne Langerholc) and State House District 77 (Scott Conklin). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →