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Freemansburg, PA town hall & government

Freemansburg spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $987 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Freemansburg's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$987
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$275,000
$105 per resident
Sewer & trash
$754,00029%
Police
$572,00022%
Administration & buildings
$407,00016%
Health & welfare
$205,0008%
Roads & transportation
$176,0007%
Fire
$54,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$44,0002%
Interest on debt
$23,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%
Other
$345,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the state 24%
  • Income taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Freemansburg

Full-time staff
7
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bethlehem Area School District

Freemansburg's K–12 school district, shared with Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Fountain Hill and Hanover. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,980
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
12,864
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$207.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $18,980 per pupil, $11,520 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 Freemansburg pay

Typical tax bill
$3,546
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$225,600
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 Freemansburg's government

Town hall & decisions in Freemansburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Freemansburg

Freemansburg is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Freemansburg'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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