Town Hall · Springfield

Springfield, PA town hall & government

Springfield spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $776 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Springfield's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$776
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$620,000
$330 per resident
Sewer & trash
$448,00031%
Roads & transportation
$425,00029%
Administration & buildings
$197,00014%
Fire
$155,00011%
Housing & development
$75,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$45,0003%
Interest on debt
$26,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$87,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Income taxes 13%
  • From the state 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Springfield

Full-time staff
3
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,700
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grove City Area School District

Springfield's K–12 school district, shared with Grove City, Liberty, Pine and Wolf Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,403
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,840
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,403 per pupil, $13,020 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 Springfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,984
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$238,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Springfield's government

🏛️ Official websitespringfield-mercer.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Springfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Springfield

Springfield is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mike Kelly. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Springfield'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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