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Lower Makefield, PA town hall & government

Lower Makefield spent $34.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,065 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lower Makefield's money goes

Spent
$34.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,065
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$30.9 million
$943 per resident
Sewer & trash
$9.5 million27%
Police
$6 million17%
Parks & libraries
$6 million17%
Administration & buildings
$3.6 million10%
Roads & transportation
$2.8 million8%
Housing & development
$1.7 million5%
Interest on debt
$990,0003%
Fire
$664,0002%
Health & welfare
$293,0001%
Other
$3.4 million10%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 46%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lower Makefield

Full-time staff
79
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$113,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
37
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
41 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
20 full-time
Administration & buildings
12 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time2 part
Fire
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pennsbury School District

Lower Makefield's K–12 school district, shared with Falls, Tullytown and Yardley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,310
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
9,596
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$164.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $21,310 per pupil, $14,056 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 Lower Makefield pay

Typical tax bill
$9,371
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$630,200
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 Lower Makefield's government

Town hall & decisions in Lower Makefield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lower Makefield

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

All of Lower Makefield'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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