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North Cornwall, PA town hall & government

North Cornwall spent $6.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $850 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where North Cornwall's money goes

Spent
$6.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$850
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$162 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million20%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million19%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million18%
Police
$1 million15%
Fire
$800,00012%
Parks & libraries
$169,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$106,0002%
Health & welfare
$31,000<1%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$837,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for North Cornwall

Full-time staff
19
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
4 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

Cornwall-Lebanon School District

North Cornwall's K–12 school district, shared with Cornwall, Mount Gretna, North Lebanon, South Lebanon and West Cornwall. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,034
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,918
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,034 per pupil, $9,898 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 North Cornwall pay

Typical tax bill
$3,366
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$240,300
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 North Cornwall's government

🏛️ Official websitenctown.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in North Cornwall →

Beyond town hall

Who represents North Cornwall

North Cornwall is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Daniel Meuser. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of North Cornwall'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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