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Manheim, PA town hall & government

Manheim spent $42.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $968 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manheim's money goes

Spent
$42.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$968
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,117
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
$72 per resident
Police
$14.4 million34%
Roads & transportation
$7.2 million17%
Parks & libraries
$7.1 million17%
Fire
$6.2 million14%
Administration & buildings
$4.5 million11%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million2%
Sewer & trash
$289,0001%
Interest on debt
$80,000<1%
Other
$1.9 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 25%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Manheim

Full-time staff
198
103 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
63
and 36 full-time firefighters
Police
75 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
22 full-time79 part
Fire
37 full-time15 part
Roads & transportation
35 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
15 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time5 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
13 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Manheim Township School District

Manheim's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,234
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
6,014
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$119.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $16,234 per pupil, $9,855 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 Manheim pay

Typical tax bill
$4,617
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$362,800
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 Manheim's government

Town hall & decisions in Manheim →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manheim

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

All of Manheim'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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