Town Hall · Mountville

Mountville, PA town hall & government

Mountville spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $586 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mountville's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$586
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$484,00029%
Police
$360,00022%
Administration & buildings
$304,00018%
Sewer & trash
$215,00013%
Fire
$114,0007%
Parks & libraries
$50,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0001%
Other
$123,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 25%
  • Income taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mountville

Full-time staff
3
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,600
a year, before benefits
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 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

Hempfield School District

Mountville's K–12 school district, shared with East Hempfield, East Petersburg and West Hempfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,113
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
6,998
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$89.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,113 per pupil, $11,324 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 Mountville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,702
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.32%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$279,700
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 Mountville's government

Town hall & decisions in Mountville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mountville

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

All of Mountville'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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