Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Chester Hill run?
Chester Hill’s borough government spent $409,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $499 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Chester Hill didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Chester Hill is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
About $499 per resident a year, or $1.37 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Chester Hill didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Chester Hill yet
Every year of Chester Hill’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,258 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.13% 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 Chester Hill’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.
Tax bills are one input to Chester Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chester Hill →
Who’s in charge in Chester Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time borough employee for every 410 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (820).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District
Chester Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Boggs Township, Decatur Township, Osceola Mills, Philipsburg, Rush Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,818 per pupil, $12,167 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.
Chester Hill’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Chester Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clearfield County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.4%30,481 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.9%9,647 votesOthers: 0.7% (302 votes).
Most votes in Clearfield County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Chester Hill lies in Clearfield County. Every 2024 race in Clearfield County is on the county’s page.
Clearfield 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 Chester Hill.
- 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 Chester Hill compares with the towns next door
Chester Hill’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $319 to $877 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur Township | $319 | $1,271 |
| Rush Township | $329 | $1,806 |
| Philipsburg | $877 | $1,689 |
| Chester Hill | estimate | $1,258 |
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 Chester Hill’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Chester Hill’s government
How much does Chester Hill spend per resident?
About $499 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Chester Hill didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $409,000.
What is the property tax rate in Chester Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,258 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.13% 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 Chester Hill’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chester Hill yet.
How did Chester Hill vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Chester Hill alone. Clearfield County, where 100% of Chester Hill lies, voted Trump 75.4%, Harris 23.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Chester Hill?
2 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,303 (about $75,636 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Chester Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Wayne Langerholc) and State House District 73 (Dallas Kephart). The House district also covers 40 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Chester Hill’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Chester Hill, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →