Town Hall · Upland

Upland, PA town hall & government

Upland spent $5.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,626 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upland's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,626
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$1 million
$308 per resident
Police
$1.5 million28%
Housing & development
$862,00016%
Administration & buildings
$601,00011%
Sewer & trash
$473,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$245,0005%
Roads & transportation
$240,0004%
Parks & libraries
$222,0004%
Fire
$157,0003%
Interest on debt
$30,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million20%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 36%
  • Interest, fines & other 28%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Upland

Full-time staff
19
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
5 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

Chester-Upland School District

Upland's K–12 school district, shared with Chester and Chester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,532
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,116
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$96.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $24,532 per pupil, $11,128 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 Upland pay

Typical tax bill
$2,672
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$184,700
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 Upland's government

🏛️ Official websiteuplandboro.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Upland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upland

Upland is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Upland'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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