Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Summit Township run?
Summit Township’s town government spent $632,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $297 per resident.
What stands out about how Summit Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Meyersdale Area School District
Summit Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Callimont, Garrett, Greenville Township, Larimer Township, Meyersdale and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,902 per pupil, $11,694 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.
About $297 per resident a year, or $0.81 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 59%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$387 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Summit Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($387 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 839 Pennsylvania towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $393, and the middle half spent $286–$580. Summit Township spent less than 52% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Pennsylvania towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Summit Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 20% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Summit Township 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: $387 · 2023: $297.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,232 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.84% 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 Summit Township’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 Summit Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Summit Township →
Who’s in charge in Summit Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 1,063 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,125).
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.
Summit Township’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Summit Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Somerset County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.3%31,993 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.0%8,596 votesOthers: 0.7% (292 votes).
Most votes in Somerset County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Summit Township lies in Somerset County. Every 2024 race in Somerset County is on the county’s page.
Somerset 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 Summit Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Summit Township compares with the towns next door
Summit Township spent $387 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $172 to $422. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Black Township | $172 | $1,343 |
| Elk Lick Township | $293 | $1,151 |
| Larimer Township | $299 | $1,243 |
| Greenville Township | $323 | $1,188 |
| Brothersvalley Township | $422 | $1,542 |
| Summit Township | $387 | $1,232 |
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 Summit Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Summit Township’s government
How much does Summit Township spend per resident?
About $297 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $387 was less than 52% of 839 Pennsylvania towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Summit Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,232 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.84% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Summit Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Summit Township yet.
How did Summit Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Summit Township alone. Somerset County, where 100% of Summit Township lies, voted Trump 78.3%, Harris 21.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Summit Township?
2 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,475 (about $149,700 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Summit Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Pat Stefano) and State House District 69 (Carl Metzgar). The House district also covers 45 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Summit Township’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 →