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Alsace, PA town hall & government

Alsace spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $473 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alsace's government.

Town budget

Where Alsace's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$473
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$465 per resident
Sewer & trash
$825,00044%
Roads & transportation
$398,00021%
Administration & buildings
$227,00012%
Fire
$84,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$80,0004%
Interest on debt
$72,0004%
Health & welfare
$13,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$173,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • From the state 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Alsace

Full-time staff
4
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oley Valley School District

Alsace's K–12 school district, shared with Oley, Pike and Ruscombmanor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,332
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,462
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 69%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $21,332 per pupil, $12,703 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Alsace pay

Typical tax bill
$4,095
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.80%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$227,800
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Alsace's government

Town hall & decisions in Alsace →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alsace

Alsace is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Madeleine Dean. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Alsace's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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