Town Hall · Lititz

Lititz, PA town hall & government

Lititz spent $15.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,559 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Lititz

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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 Lititz's money goes

Spent
$15.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,559
typical Pennsylvania cities: $1,637
Long-term debt
$10.4 million
$1,078 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.7 million31%
Roads & transportation
$3 million20%
Police
$3 million20%
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million11%
Administration & buildings
$954,0006%
Parks & libraries
$462,0003%
Interest on debt
$308,0002%
Fire
$242,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$38,000<1%
Health & welfare
$30,000<1%
Other
$805,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Income taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lititz

Full-time staff
32
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
18 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warwick School District

Lititz's K–12 school district, shared with Elizabeth and Warwick. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,087
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,768
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$55.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $18,087 per pupil, $11,956 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 Lititz pay

Typical tax bill
$3,756
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$299,900
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 Lititz's government

🏛️ Official websitelititzpa.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lititz →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lititz

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

All of Lititz'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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