Photo: Public domain · Public domainChambersburg spent more per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Chambersburg’s borough government spent $55.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,487 per resident. Water and other utilities ($46 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Chambersburg is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
$2,077 per resident in 2022: more than 100% of them
Chambersburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,077 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 43 Pennsylvania cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $986, and the middle half spent $812–$1,263. Chambersburg spent more than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($12.3 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Pennsylvania cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Chambersburg itself left out).
About $2,487 per resident a year, or $6.81 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 23%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 25% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Chambersburg reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $2,077 · 2023: $2,667 · 2024: $2,487. Per resident it went from $2,077 to $2,487 (up 20%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 21,231 to 22,172.
full-time in March 2025, up from 241 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,280 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.06% 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 Chambersburg’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.
Tax bills are one input to Chambersburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chambersburg →
Who’s in charge in Chambersburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time borough employee for every 89 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (22,172).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Chambersburg Area School District
Chambersburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Greene Township, Hamilton Township, Letterkenny Township, Lurgan Township, Guilford Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,286 per pupil, $9,576 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.
Chambersburg’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Chambersburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Franklin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.1%59,604 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.1%23,543 votesOthers: 0.9% (737 votes).
Most votes in Franklin County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Chambersburg lies in Franklin County. Every 2024 race in Franklin County is on the county’s page.
Franklin County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Chambersburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
How Chambersburg compares with the towns next door
Chambersburg spent $2,077 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | $141 | $3,235 |
| Guilford Township | $256 | $2,868 |
| Greene Township | $302 | $2,881 |
| Chambersburg | $2,077 | $2,280 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Chambersburg’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Chambersburg’s government
How much does Chambersburg spend per resident?
About $2,487 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,077 was more than 100% of 43 Pennsylvania cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Chambersburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,280 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.06% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the borough’s assessor.
Who runs Chambersburg’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chambersburg yet.
How did Chambersburg vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Chambersburg alone. Franklin County, where 100% of Chambersburg lies, voted Trump 71.1%, Harris 28.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Chambersburg?
250 full-time and 44 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.9M (about $22.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Chambersburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Doug Mastriano) and State House District 89 (Rob Kauffman). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Chambersburg’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →