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Mount Joy, PA town hall & government

Mount Joy spent $9.5 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $885 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Joy's money goes

Spent
$9.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$885
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$250 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.7 million39%
Police
$2.1 million22%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million13%
Sewer & trash
$822,0009%
Administration & buildings
$685,0007%
Fire
$381,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$97,0001%
Interest on debt
$70,0001%
Health & welfare
$50,0001%
Housing & development
$8,000<1%
Other
$329,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Joy

Full-time staff
33
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
23 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time3 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

Elizabethtown Area School District

Mount Joy's K–12 school district, shared with Conoy, Elizabethtown and West Donegal. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,063
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,640
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$60.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $18,063 per pupil, $11,476 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.

Also serving Mount Joy: Donegal School District ($16,734 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mount Joy pay

Typical tax bill
$4,537
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$311,800
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 Mount Joy's government

🏛️ Official websitemountjoyborough.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Joy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Joy

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

All of Mount Joy'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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