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Lower Saucon, PA town hall & government

Lower Saucon spent $16 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,454 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lower Saucon's money goes

Spent
$16 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,454
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,117
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$7.9 million49%
Police
$3.9 million24%
Administration & buildings
$1.7 million11%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million8%
Fire
$553,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$432,0003%
Sewer & trash
$36,000<1%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$281,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lower Saucon

Full-time staff
35
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
12 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

Saucon Valley School District

Lower Saucon's K–12 school district, shared with Hellertown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,222
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,931
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $21,222 per pupil, $13,001 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 Saucon pay

Typical tax bill
$5,824
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$396,200
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 Saucon's government

Town hall & decisions in Lower Saucon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lower Saucon

Lower Saucon is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Ryan Mackenzie. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Lower Saucon'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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