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Upper Pottsgrove, PA town hall & government

Upper Pottsgrove spent $6.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,138 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Pottsgrove's money goes

Spent
$6.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,138
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$5.5 million
$947 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.4 million37%
Police
$1.6 million25%
Roads & transportation
$955,00014%
Administration & buildings
$514,0008%
Fire
$259,0004%
Interest on debt
$178,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$164,0002%
Parks & libraries
$143,0002%
Other
$284,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Income taxes 25%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Upper Pottsgrove

Full-time staff
19
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$95,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Upper Pottsgrove didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pottsgrove School District

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

Spending per pupil
$20,206
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,002
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $20,206 per pupil, $12,963 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 Pottsgrove pay

Typical tax bill
$6,022
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$338,300
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 Pottsgrove's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Pottsgrove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Pottsgrove

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

All of Upper Pottsgrove'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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