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How Winterstown is run

Winterstown spent $140,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $225 per resident.

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City budget
$140,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$225
Below typical Pennsylvania cities ($923)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 14 part-time
Typical tax bill
$4,389
a year · PA $3,311

What stands out about how Winterstown is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $225 per resident a year, or $0.62 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 24% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Income taxes 38%Property taxes 19%From the federal government 15%From the state 13%Interest, fines & other 7%Other taxes & licenses 7%
The school district

Red Lion Area School District

Winterstown’s K–12 school district, shared with Chanceford, Felton, Lower Chanceford, North Hopewell, Red Lion and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Winterstown →
$17,543
per pupil · PA $21,758
4,767
students
$14.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $17,543 per pupil, $11,004 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 57%State 38%Federal 4%

Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Winterstown

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Winterstown yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Winterstown

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 12 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 1 pt
Other0 + 1 pt
0
full-time
14
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,389 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.57% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Winterstown$4,389
Pennsylvania$3,311
$4,389
typical bill a year
1.57%
effective rate
$280,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Winterstown’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.

Who represents Winterstown

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Winterstown.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Pennsylvania SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Winterstown’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.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Winterstown is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Winterstown get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

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.

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