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Buckingham, PA town hall & government

Buckingham spent $22 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,052 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Buckingham's government.

Town budget

Where Buckingham's money goes

Spent
$22 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,052
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
$373 per resident
Police
$4.1 million19%
Administration & buildings
$3.4 million15%
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million12%
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million10%
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million5%
Fire
$613,0003%
Interest on debt
$369,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$364,0002%
Health & welfare
$97,000<1%
Other
$4.9 million22%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 42%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Buckingham

Full-time staff
51
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$91,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
23 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central Bucks School District

Buckingham's K–12 school district, shared with Chalfont, Doylestown, Doylestown, New Britain, Plumstead and Warrington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,101
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
17,257
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 77%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $20,101 per pupil, $13,150 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Buckingham pay

Typical tax bill
$7,628
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$708,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Buckingham's government

Town hall & decisions in Buckingham →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Buckingham

Buckingham is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Brian K. Fitzpatrick. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Buckingham's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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