Town Hall · Conestoga

Conestoga, PA town hall & government

Conestoga spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $319 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Conestoga's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$319
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$28,000
$7 per resident
Roads & transportation
$735,00059%
Administration & buildings
$214,00017%
Fire
$78,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$38,0003%
Sewer & trash
$16,0001%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$145,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 37%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the state 15%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Conestoga

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Conestoga didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Penn Manor School District

Conestoga's K–12 school district, shared with Martic, Pequea, Manor and Millersville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,243
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
5,529
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$97 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,243 per pupil, $9,560 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 Conestoga pay

Typical tax bill
$3,427
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$299,600
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 Conestoga's government

Town hall & decisions in Conestoga →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Conestoga

Conestoga is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Lloyd Smucker. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Conestoga'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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