Town Hall · Manchester

Manchester, PA town hall & government

Manchester spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,229 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manchester's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,229
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$77,000
$94 per resident
Roads & transportation
$743,00074%
Administration & buildings
$74,0007%
Fire
$41,0004%
Interest on debt
$9,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Other
$132,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the state 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Manchester

Full-time staff
5
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wayne Highlands School District

Manchester's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, Bethany, Buckingham, Cherry Ridge, Damascus and Dyberry. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,051
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,364
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $24,051 per pupil, $14,984 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 Manchester pay

Typical tax bill
$4,182
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$292,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Manchester's government

Town hall & decisions in Manchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manchester

Manchester is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Manchester'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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