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Upper Providence, PA town hall & government

Upper Providence spent $7.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $719 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Providence's money goes

Spent
$7.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$719
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$730,000
$71 per resident
Police
$3.2 million43%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million17%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million14%
Sewer & trash
$697,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$272,0004%
Fire
$242,0003%
Parks & libraries
$145,0002%
Interest on debt
$33,000<1%
Other
$581,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Other taxes & licenses 33%
  • From the state 7%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper Providence

Full-time staff
25
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$100,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rose Tree Media School District

Upper Providence's K–12 school district, shared with Edgmont, Media and Middletown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,128
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
4,188
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$46.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 82%
  • State 17%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $23,128 per pupil, $14,210 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 Providence pay

Typical tax bill
$7,908
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$632,400
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 Providence's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Providence →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Providence

Upper Providence is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Upper Providence'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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