How West Cornwall Township is run
West Cornwall Township spent $730,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $351 per resident.
What stands out about how West Cornwall Township is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
Cornwall-Lebanon School District
West Cornwall Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Cornwall, Mount Gretna, North Cornwall Township, North Lebanon Township, South Lebanon Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,034 per pupil, $9,898 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in West Cornwall Township
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for West Cornwall Township yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $351 per resident a year, or $0.96 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 30% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
One full-time town employee for every 2,079 residents
On the payroll in March 2022.
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
The typical homeowner pays $2,977 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.30% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at West Cornwall Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
How West Cornwall Township’s budget compares
West Cornwall Township spends the least per resident of the 6 towns here. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Cornwall Township | $351 | $8 | $2,977 |
| South Annville Township | $440 | — | $3,974 |
| South Londonderry Township | $627 | $271 | $4,816 |
| North Cornwall Township | $850 | $162 | $3,366 |
| Cornwall | $960 | $204 | $4,639 |
| Mount Gretna | $2,756 | $53 | $5,740 |
| Mount Gretna Heights | — | — | $4,491 |
| Quentin | — | — | $3,080 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for West Cornwall Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
- 3Pennsylvania SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach West Cornwall Township’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how West Cornwall Township is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.