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Upper Nazareth, PA town hall & government

Upper Nazareth spent $3.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $539 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Nazareth's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$539
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$1.8 million47%
Roads & transportation
$941,00024%
Administration & buildings
$469,00012%
Parks & libraries
$203,0005%
Fire
$134,0003%
Sewer & trash
$101,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$36,0001%
Other
$152,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 39%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the state 8%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper Nazareth

Full-time staff
17
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$84,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time15 part
Police
11 full-time4 part
Other
0 full-time9 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

Nazareth Area School District

Upper Nazareth's K–12 school district, shared with Bushkill, Lower Nazareth, Nazareth, Stockertown and Tatamy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,082
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,897
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$87.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,082 per pupil, $11,481 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 Nazareth pay

Typical tax bill
$6,262
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$430,400
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 Nazareth's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Nazareth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Nazareth

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

All of Upper Nazareth'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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