Town Hall · Dallastown

Dallastown, PA town hall & government

Dallastown spent $3.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $880 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dallastown's money goes

Spent
$3.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$880
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million33%
Administration & buildings
$762,00022%
Police
$654,00019%
Roads & transportation
$553,00016%
Parks & libraries
$127,0004%
Fire
$90,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,000<1%
Health & welfare
$9,000<1%
Other
$89,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 45%
  • From other local governments 18%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Dallastown

Full-time staff
12
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
11 full-time11 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Dallastown Area School District

Dallastown's K–12 school district, shared with Jacobus, Loganville, Springfield, Yoe and York. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,146
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
6,370
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$104 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $17,146 per pupil, $11,112 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 Dallastown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,967
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$188,500
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 Dallastown's government

🏛️ Official websitedallastown.net/Dallastown ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dallastown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dallastown

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

All of Dallastown'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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