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Mount Joy, PA town hall & government

Mount Joy spent $7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $851 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
$7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$851
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$5,000
$1 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million24%
Police
$1.4 million20%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million15%
Administration & buildings
$775,00011%
Parks & libraries
$190,0003%
Fire
$182,0003%
Housing & development
$50,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,000<1%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$1.7 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Income taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Joy

Full-time staff
25
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Donegal School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,734
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,780
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$33.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,734 per pupil, $10,084 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 Mount Joy pay

Typical tax bill
$3,764
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$266,500
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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