Town Hall · Upper Frederick

Upper Frederick, PA town hall & government

Upper Frederick spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $744 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Frederick's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$744
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$490,000
$133 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.3 million47%
Administration & buildings
$662,00024%
Sewer & trash
$323,00012%
Water & other utilities
$143,0005%
Fire
$63,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$54,0002%
Health & welfare
$25,0001%
Interest on debt
$22,0001%
Parks & libraries
$18,0001%
Other
$143,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper Frederick

Full-time staff
7
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Boyertown Area School District

Upper Frederick's K–12 school district, shared with Bally, Bechtelsville, Boyertown, Colebrookdale, Douglass and Douglass. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,398
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
6,561
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$87.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 69%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,398 per pupil, $11,730 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 Frederick pay

Typical tax bill
$4,652
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$399,200
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 Upper Frederick's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Frederick →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Frederick

Upper Frederick is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Madeleine Dean. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Upper Frederick'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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