Town Hall · Williamsburg

Williamsburg, PA town hall & government

Williamsburg spent $418,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $358 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Williamsburg's money goes

Spent
$418,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$358
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$16,000
$14 per resident
Police
$130,00031%
Administration & buildings
$105,00025%
Roads & transportation
$89,00021%
Fire
$23,0006%
Parks & libraries
$13,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0002%
Sewer & trash
$4,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$43,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Income taxes 23%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • From the state 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Williamsburg

Full-time staff
6
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 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

Williamsburg Community School District

Williamsburg's K–12 school district, shared with Catharine and Woodbury. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,045
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
463
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,045 per pupil, $8,864 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 Williamsburg pay

Typical tax bill
$1,643
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.26%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$130,200
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 Williamsburg's government

Town hall & decisions in Williamsburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Williamsburg

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

All of Williamsburg'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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