Abbottstown, PA town hall & government
Abbottstown spent $368,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $357 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Abbottstown's government.
Where Abbottstown's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 36%
- Income taxes 30%
- Other taxes & licenses 13%
- Interest, fines & other 10%
- From the state 9%
- Fees & charges 2%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Abbottstown
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Conewago Valley School District
Abbottstown's K–12 school district, shared with Berwick, Conewago, McSherrystown, New Oxford, Oxford and Hamilton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 61%
- State 33%
- Federal 6%
Of the $17,248 per pupil, $11,510 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Abbottstown kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Abbottstown pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Abbottstown's government
Who represents Abbottstown
Abbottstown is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.