Town Hall · Wheatfield

Wheatfield, PA town hall & government

Wheatfield spent $525,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $157 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wheatfield's money goes

Spent
$525,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$157
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$195,00037%
Fire
$117,00022%
Administration & buildings
$102,00019%
Health & welfare
$25,0005%
Parks & libraries
$21,0004%
Sewer & trash
$16,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0002%
Other
$41,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 46%
  • From the state 22%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wheatfield

Full-time staff
2
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$103,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Susquenita School District

Wheatfield's K–12 school district, shared with Duncannon, Marysville, New Buffalo, Penn, Reed and Rye. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,783
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,752
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,783 per pupil, $10,244 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 Wheatfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,761
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$242,600
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 Wheatfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Wheatfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wheatfield

Wheatfield is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Wheatfield'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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