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Littlestown, PA town hall & government

Littlestown spent $5.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,139 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Littlestown's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,139
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$9.2 million
$2,041 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1 million20%
Police
$931,00018%
Roads & transportation
$771,00015%
Water & other utilities
$603,00012%
Administration & buildings
$554,00011%
Interest on debt
$230,0004%
Fire
$127,0002%
Parks & libraries
$58,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,000<1%
Other
$799,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Income taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Littlestown

Full-time staff
14
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time15 part
Police
6 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Littlestown Area School District

Littlestown's K–12 school district, shared with Germany, Union, Bonneauville, Mount Joy and Mount Pleasant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,653
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,727
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 35%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,653 per pupil, $11,120 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 Littlestown pay

Typical tax bill
$3,422
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$254,700
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 Littlestown's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Littlestown

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

All of Littlestown'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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