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Biglerville, PA town hall & government

Biglerville spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $897 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Biglerville's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$897
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$85,000
$70 per resident
Sewer & trash
$296,00027%
Water & other utilities
$217,00020%
Police
$139,00013%
Administration & buildings
$98,0009%
Roads & transportation
$78,0007%
Fire
$31,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$212,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • Income taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Biglerville

Full-time staff
4
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Upper Adams School District

Biglerville's K–12 school district, shared with Arendtsville, Bendersville, Butler, Menallen and Tyrone. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,075
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,596
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,075 per pupil, $11,114 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 Biglerville pay

Typical tax bill
$4,100
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$222,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Biglerville's government

Town hall & decisions in Biglerville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Biglerville

Biglerville is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Biglerville'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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