Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0How is Mifflinburg run?
Mifflinburg’s borough government spent $3.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,057 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mifflinburg didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mifflinburg is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
About $1,057 per resident a year, or $2.90 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mifflinburg 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 Mifflinburg yet
Every year of Mifflinburg’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 →full-time in March 2025, the same as 24 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $2,019 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.96% 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 Mifflinburg’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 Mifflinburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mifflinburg →
Who’s in charge in Mifflinburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mifflinburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on mifflinburgborough.org ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 144 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,445).
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.
Mifflinburg Area School District
Mifflinburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Buffalo Township, Hartleton, Hartley Township, Lewis Township, Limestone Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,488 per pupil, $11,141 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.
Mifflinburg’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Mifflinburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Union County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.2%12,969 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.8%8,015 votesOthers: 1.0% (204 votes).
Most votes in Union County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Mifflinburg lies in Union County. Every 2024 race in Union County is on the county’s page.
Union 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 Mifflinburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: mifflinburgborough.org ↗
- 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 Mifflinburg compares with the towns next door
Mifflinburg’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $240 to $297 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| West Buffalo Township | $240 | $2,555 |
| Limestone Township | $297 | $3,738 |
| Buffalo Township | estimate | $2,690 |
| Mifflinburg | estimate | $2,019 |
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 Mifflinburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mifflinburg’s government
How much does Mifflinburg spend per resident?
About $1,057 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mifflinburg didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $10.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Mifflinburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,019 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.96% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mifflinburgborough.org.
Who runs Mifflinburg’s government?
See mifflinburgborough.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mifflinburg yet.
How did Mifflinburg vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Mifflinburg alone. Union County, where 100% of Mifflinburg lies, voted Trump 61.2%, Harris 37.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mifflinburg?
24 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $137,241 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Mifflinburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 23 (Gene Yaw) and State House District 76 (Stephanie Borowicz). The House district also covers 38 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mifflinburg’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 Mifflinburg, 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 →