Town Hall · Upper Milford

Upper Milford, PA town hall & government

Upper Milford spent $3.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $384 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Milford's money goes

Spent
$3.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$384
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$34,000
$4 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million34%
Administration & buildings
$707,00023%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$201,0006%
Fire
$126,0004%
Parks & libraries
$117,0004%
Health & welfare
$34,0001%
Sewer & trash
$34,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%
Other
$850,00027%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 45%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper Milford

Full-time staff
13
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,200
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 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

East Penn School District

Upper Milford's K–12 school district, shared with Alburtis, Emmaus, Lower Macungie and Macungie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,443
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
7,943
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,443 per pupil, $11,925 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 Milford pay

Typical tax bill
$5,835
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$396,100
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 Milford's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Milford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Milford

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

All of Upper Milford'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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