Town Hall · Manheim

Manheim, PA town hall & government

Manheim spent $8.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,777 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
$8.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,777
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
$1,061 per resident
Police
$3.3 million38%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million13%
Housing & development
$1.1 million13%
Administration & buildings
$581,0007%
Sewer & trash
$490,0006%
Parks & libraries
$154,0002%
Interest on debt
$131,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$111,0001%
Fire
$85,0001%
Health & welfare
$58,0001%
Other
$1.4 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • From the state 13%
  • Income taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Manheim

Full-time staff
10
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$73,300
a year, before benefits
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Manheim Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$19,424
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,738
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$110.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 68%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $19,424 per pupil, $11,499 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
$3,260
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$246,400
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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