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 Price Township run?
Price Township’s town government spent $838,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $223 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Price Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Price Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
East Stroudsburg Area School District
Price Township’s K–12 school district, shared with East Stroudsburg, Lehman Township, Middle Smithfield Township, Porter Township, Smithfield Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,101 per pupil, $13,592 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 $223 per resident a year, or $0.61 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Price Township 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 Price Township yet
Every year of Price Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $5,278 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.92% 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 Price Township’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 Price Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Price Township →
Who’s in charge in Price Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 1,875 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 (3,750).
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.
Price Township’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Price Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Monroe County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.9%42,676 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.1%42,007 votesOthers: 1.0% (842 votes).
Most votes in Monroe County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Price Township lies in Monroe County. Every 2024 race in Monroe County is on the county’s page.
Monroe 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 Price Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
How Price Township compares with the towns next door
Price Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 5 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $390 to $1,104 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | $390 | $5,111 |
| Middle Smithfield Township | $467 | $5,009 |
| Stroud Township | $496 | $5,189 |
| Barrett Township | $715 | $5,373 |
| Paradise Township | $1,104 | $4,287 |
| Price Township | estimate | $5,278 |
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 Price Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Price Township’s government
How much does Price Township spend per resident?
About $223 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Price Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $838,000.
What is the property tax rate in Price Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,278 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.92% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Price Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Price Township yet.
How did Price Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Price Township alone. Monroe County, where 100% of Price Township lies, voted Trump 49.9%, Harris 49.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Price Township?
2 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,803 (about $129,636 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Price Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rosemary Brown) and State House District 115 (Maureen Madden). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Price Township’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 Price Township, 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 →