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Lower Alsace, PA town hall & government

Lower Alsace spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $536 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lower Alsace's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$536
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$232 per resident
Police
$1 million39%
Roads & transportation
$328,00013%
Administration & buildings
$293,00011%
Sewer & trash
$263,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$250,00010%
Fire
$100,0004%
Health & welfare
$93,0004%
Interest on debt
$48,0002%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$201,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • Income taxes 20%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Lower Alsace

Full-time staff
28
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$91,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
22 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Antietam School District

Lower Alsace's K–12 school district, shared with Mount Penn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,383
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,190
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,383 per pupil, $9,963 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 Lower Alsace pay

Typical tax bill
$5,257
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.46%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$213,800
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 Lower Alsace's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Lower Alsace

Lower Alsace is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Chrissy Houlahan. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Lower Alsace'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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