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Eastern Lancaster County School District local income tax, 2026

On $60,000 in the Eastern Lancaster County School District, local tax is $610 to $652 a year, depending on which of its 6 municipalities you live in. In Brecknock Township it is $652 (1% EIT plus $52 LST).

For a single filer who lives and works in the same municipality: earned income tax (EIT) on wages, including 401(k) contributions, plus the Local Services Tax (LST). Lancaster County.

Tax year 2026. Rates checked ; page updated .

Local income tax per paycheck, Eastern Lancaster County School District

$25.08

$652.00 a year in local tax, 1.09% of gross pay.

Local income tax per paycheck and per year
LinePer paycheckPer year
Earned Income Tax (resident rate, Brecknock Township + Eastern Lancaster County School District) (1%)$23.08$600.00
Local Services Tax$2.00$52.00
Total local tax$25.08$652.00

At least one PA rate has not been confirmed by a second source (DCED register only).

Act 32: the employer withholds the higher of your resident rate and the work location's nonresident rate.

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Rates in each Eastern Lancaster County School District municipality

Earned income tax and LST by municipality, Eastern Lancaster County School District
MunicipalityResident EITNonresident EITLSTTax on $60,000Status
Brecknock Township1%0%$52 (waived under $12,000)$652Single official source
Caernarvon Township1%1%$10$610Single official source
Earl Township1%0%$52 (waived under $12,000)$652Single official source
East Earl Township1%1%$52 (waived under $12,000)$652Single official source
New Holland Borough1%1%$52 (waived under $12,000)$652Single official source
Terre Hill Borough1%1%$10$610Single official source

Resident EIT = municipal share + Eastern Lancaster County School District share (0.5% for the district). Nonresident EIT is what the municipality charges people who work there but live elsewhere. PSD codes for your employer: Brecknock Township 360501, Caernarvon Township 360502, Earl Township 360503, East Earl Township 360504, New Holland Borough 360505, Terre Hill Borough 360506.

All of these rates come from a single official source, the state's Act 32 register (DCED); no independent tax-collector list covered them.

Living here vs working here

  • Where you live sets your EIT rate: 1% in the Eastern Lancaster County School District (0.5% school district share plus each municipality's own share), on all your wages wherever you work in Pennsylvania.
  • Where you work can raise it, never lower it: your employer withholds the higher of your resident rate and the work municipality's nonresident rate (Act 32). The Eastern Lancaster County School District's municipalities charge nonresidents 0% to 1%.
  • The LST follows your job: $10 to $52 a year in the Eastern Lancaster County School District's municipalities, charged by where you work and split across paychecks; waived below $12,000 in earnings where adopted.

Worked example. You live in Brecknock Township (1% resident EIT) and earn $60,000. Working in Brecknock Township, you pay $652 a year. Working in Akron Borough (0% nonresident EIT, None LST), you pay $600: Earned Income Tax (resident rate, Brecknock Township + Eastern Lancaster County School District) $600. Your resident rate is at least as high as Akron Borough's nonresident rate, so your EIT does not change.

Local tax in Brecknock Township at other salaries

Local tax at other salaries
SalaryEIT + LST a yearShare of pay
$30,000$3521.17%
$45,000$5021.12%
$60,000$6521.09%
$80,000$8521.07%
$100,000$1,0521.05%
$150,000$1,5521.03%

School districts nearest to the Eastern Lancaster County School District

Distance between the districts' municipality centers; ranges cover each district's municipalities, for someone who lives and works in the same municipality.

Nearby school districts
School districtCountyDistanceResident EITLSTTax on $60,000
Pequea Valley School DistrictLancaster8 mi1%$0 to $52$600 to $652
Cocalico School DistrictLancaster8 mi1%$0 to $52$600 to $652
Ephrata Area School DistrictLancaster8 mi1%$0 to $52$600 to $652
Twin Valley School DistrictChester, Berks9 mi1% to 1.5%$0 to $52$600 to $900
Conestoga Valley School DistrictLancaster10 mi1% to 1.6%$52$652 to $1,012
Governor Mifflin School DistrictBerks10 mi1%$10 to $52$610 to $652
Wilson School DistrictBerks13 mi1%$52$652
Warwick School DistrictLancaster14 mi1.15%$0 to $52$690 to $742
Manheim Township School DistrictLancaster14 mi1%$52$652
Wyomissing Area School DistrictBerks14 mi1%$52$652
Lampeter-Strasbg School DistrictLancaster14 mi1% to 1.6%$52$652 to $1,012
Octorara Area School DistrictChester, Lancaster15 mi1% to 1.5%$0 to $52$600 to $900

Sources and verification

  1. Pennsylvania DCED, Act 32 EIT/LST register (current rates with collector)
  2. DCED: PSD codes and EIT rates

Tax collector: Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau. Register last updated for these municipalities: June 16, 2026.

Rates as of reporting year 2026 (current values as published on retrieval date); checked . "Verified" means a second, independent publisher shows the same rate; "single official source" means only the official register lists it so far, so confirm with the tax collector before relying on it. See how local rates are checked.