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Freeland, PA town hall & government

Freeland spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $475 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Freeland's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$475
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$362 per resident
Police
$396,00024%
Sewer & trash
$333,00021%
Administration & buildings
$320,00020%
Roads & transportation
$277,00017%
Interest on debt
$65,0004%
Fire
$41,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$30,0002%
Parks & libraries
$13,0001%
Other
$145,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 44%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Income taxes 14%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%

Freeland didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Freeland

Full-time staff
5
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Police
2 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 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

Hazleton Area School District

Freeland's K–12 school district, shared with Banks, Beaver Meadows, Black Creek, Butler, Conyngham and East Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,526
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
12,609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$96.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,526 per pupil, $9,618 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 Freeland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,594
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$118,000
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.

Local

Contact Freeland's government

Town hall & decisions in Freeland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Freeland

Freeland is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Freeland'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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