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Mount Penn, PA town hall & government

Mount Penn spent $2.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $751 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Penn's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$751
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$163,000
$52 per resident
Police
$990,00042%
Sewer & trash
$441,00019%
Roads & transportation
$206,0009%
Administration & buildings
$203,0009%
Fire
$133,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$100,0004%
Health & welfare
$39,0002%
Parks & libraries
$20,0001%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Other
$194,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mount Penn

Full-time staff
2
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time18 part
Police
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Antietam School District

Mount Penn's K–12 school district, shared with Lower Alsace. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,383
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,190
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,383 per pupil, $9,963 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 Penn pay

Typical tax bill
$4,340
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.46%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$176,300
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 Penn's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Penn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Penn

Mount Penn is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Chrissy Houlahan. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Mount Penn'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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