Town Hall · Greencastle

Greencastle, PA town hall & government

Greencastle spent $3.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $898 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Greencastle

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Greencastle's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$898
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$521,000
$131 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million39%
Police
$766,00021%
Roads & transportation
$681,00019%
Administration & buildings
$308,0009%
Fire
$62,0002%
Parks & libraries
$22,0001%
Interest on debt
$20,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,000<1%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$297,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Greencastle

Full-time staff
19
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time12 part
Police
5 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Greencastle-Antrim School District

Greencastle's K–12 school district, shared with Antrim. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,646
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,965
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,646 per pupil, $9,608 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 Greencastle pay

Typical tax bill
$3,443
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$264,500
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 Greencastle's government

Town hall & decisions in Greencastle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greencastle

Greencastle is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Greencastle'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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