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Freeport, PA town hall & government

Freeport spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $788 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Freeport's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$788
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$727,000
$437 per resident
Sewer & trash
$675,00052%
Police
$243,00019%
Roads & transportation
$114,0009%
Administration & buildings
$66,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$43,0003%
Parks & libraries
$40,0003%
Interest on debt
$31,0002%
Fire
$21,0002%
Other
$77,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 51%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Freeport

Full-time staff
7
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time12 part
Police
2 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Freeport Area School District

Freeport's K–12 school district, shared with Buffalo and South Buffalo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,347
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,767
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $17,347 per pupil, $10,789 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 Freeport pay

Typical tax bill
$1,951
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.76%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$110,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Freeport's government

Town hall & decisions in Freeport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Freeport

Freeport is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Glenn Thompson. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Freeport'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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