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Upper Saucon, PA town hall & government

Upper Saucon spent $20.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,210 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Saucon's money goes

Spent
$20.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,210
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,117
Long-term debt
$9.9 million
$570 per resident
Roads & transportation
$4.3 million20%
Sewer & trash
$4.2 million20%
Police
$3.8 million18%
Administration & buildings
$3.6 million17%
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million10%
Fire
$1.1 million5%
Parks & libraries
$764,0004%
Interest on debt
$433,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$77,000<1%
Health & welfare
$34,000<1%
Other
$556,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper Saucon

Full-time staff
65
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
24 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 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

Southern Lehigh School District

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

Spending per pupil
$18,754
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,047
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 77%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,754 per pupil, $11,933 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 Saucon pay

Typical tax bill
$6,570
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$461,600
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 Saucon's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Saucon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Saucon

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

All of Upper Saucon'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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