Town Hall · Upper Chichester

Upper Chichester, PA town hall & government

Upper Chichester spent $14.4 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $861 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Chichester's money goes

Spent
$14.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$861
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,013
Long-term debt
$30.8 million
$1,839 per resident
Police
$5.1 million35%
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million18%
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million13%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million11%
Interest on debt
$739,0005%
Fire
$646,0004%
Parks & libraries
$624,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$594,0004%
Health & welfare
$243,0002%
Other
$390,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 37%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Other taxes & licenses 13%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper Chichester

Full-time staff
52
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$109,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
25 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 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

Chichester School District

Upper Chichester's K–12 school district, shared with Lower Chichester, Marcus Hook and Trainer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,453
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,985
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$102.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 63%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $25,453 per pupil, $16,289 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 Upper Chichester pay

Typical tax bill
$6,264
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
2.16%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$289,700
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 Upper Chichester's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Chichester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Chichester

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

All of Upper Chichester'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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