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.
Where Mount Joy's money goes
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%
Who works for Mount Joy
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
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.
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).
Which schools Mount Joy kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mount Joy pay
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.
Contact Mount Joy's government
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.
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.