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Lower Windsor, PA town hall & government

Lower Windsor spent $4.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $569 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lower Windsor's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$569
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$45,000
$6 per resident
Police
$2 million47%
Administration & buildings
$754,00018%
Roads & transportation
$752,00017%
Fire
$204,0005%
Parks & libraries
$83,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$27,0001%
Health & welfare
$26,0001%
Sewer & trash
$25,0001%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$409,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Income taxes 25%
  • From the state 14%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Lower Windsor

Full-time staff
19
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
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

Eastern York School District

Lower Windsor's K–12 school district, shared with East Prospect, Hallam, Hellam, 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 Lower Windsor pay

Typical tax bill
$3,710
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.66%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$224,000
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 Windsor's government

Town hall & decisions in Lower Windsor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lower Windsor

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

All of Lower Windsor'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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