How Hempfield is run
Hempfield spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $444 per resident.
What stands out about how Hempfield is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
The typical homeowner pays $2,464 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.43% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hempfield’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
About $444 per resident a year, or $1.22 a day
The biggest line: police, at 50% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Greenville Area School District
Hempfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Sugar Grove, Greenville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,658 per pupil, $11,141 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Hempfield
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Hempfield yet. Neighbors can add them.
One full-time town employee for every 252 residents
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Hempfield’s budget compares
Hempfield ranks 4th lowest of 6 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | $268 | — | $2,056 |
| West Salem | $305 | $40 | $1,732 |
| Otter Creek | $341 | — | $1,659 |
| Hempfield | $444 | — | $2,464 |
| Sugar Grove | $529 | — | $1,357 |
| Greenville | $1,334 | $616 | $1,890 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Hempfield.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
- 3Pennsylvania SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Hempfield’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Hempfield is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.