Town Hall · Upper Gwynedd

Upper Gwynedd, PA town hall & government

Upper Gwynedd spent $23.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,363 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Gwynedd's money goes

Spent
$23.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,363
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,117
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
$402 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.7 million29%
Police
$5.3 million23%
Roads & transportation
$4.4 million19%
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million9%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million9%
Fire
$677,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$385,0002%
Interest on debt
$324,0001%
Other
$1.4 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper Gwynedd

Full-time staff
66
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$82,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
27 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time1 part
Fire
1 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

North Penn School District

Upper Gwynedd's K–12 school district, shared with Hatfield, Hatfield, Lansdale, Montgomery, North Wales and Towamencin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,607
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
12,997
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$48.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $20,607 per pupil, $13,462 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 Gwynedd pay

Typical tax bill
$5,645
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$479,400
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 Gwynedd's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Gwynedd →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Gwynedd

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

All of Upper Gwynedd'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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