Town Hall · Hellam

Hellam, PA town hall & government

Hellam spent $3.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $606 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hellam's money goes

Spent
$3.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$606
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$4 million
$667 per resident
Police
$1.3 million35%
Roads & transportation
$813,00023%
Administration & buildings
$611,00017%
Fire
$225,0006%
Parks & libraries
$31,0001%
Interest on debt
$12,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,000<1%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$635,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • Income taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the state 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hellam

Full-time staff
13
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time6 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Eastern York School District

Hellam's K–12 school district, shared with East Prospect, Hallam, Lower Windsor, Wrightsville and Yorkana. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,575
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,228
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,575 per pupil, $12,181 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 Hellam pay

Typical tax bill
$4,102
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.80%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$227,600
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 Hellam's government

Town hall & decisions in Hellam →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hellam

Hellam is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Lloyd Smucker. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Hellam'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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