Town Hall · Freedom

Freedom, PA town hall & government

Freedom spent $630,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $432 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Freedom's money goes

Spent
$630,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$432
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$196,00031%
Roads & transportation
$188,00030%
Administration & buildings
$105,00017%
Fire
$22,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21,0003%
Housing & development
$6,0001%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$91,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Income taxes 21%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Fees & charges 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Freedom

Full-time staff
5
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,700
a year, before benefits
Police
0 full-time21 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Freedom Area School District

Freedom's K–12 school district, shared with Conway and New Sewickley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,867
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,164
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,867 per pupil, $12,259 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 Freedom pay

Typical tax bill
$1,820
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.80%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$100,900
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 Freedom's government

Town hall & decisions in Freedom →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Freedom

Freedom is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Christopher R. Deluzio. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Freedom'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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