Town Hall · Menallen

Menallen, PA town hall & government

Menallen spent $649,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $182 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Menallen's money goes

Spent
$649,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$182
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$239,00037%
Fire
$150,00023%
Administration & buildings
$69,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0001%
Sewer & trash
$8,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$173,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • From the state 14%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Menallen

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Upper Adams School District

Menallen's K–12 school district, shared with Arendtsville, Bendersville, Biglerville, Butler and Tyrone. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,075
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,596
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,075 per pupil, $11,114 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 Menallen pay

Typical tax bill
$3,750
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.43%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$262,100
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 Menallen's government

Town hall & decisions in Menallen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Menallen

Menallen is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Menallen'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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