Town Hall · Upper Uwchlan

Upper Uwchlan, PA town hall & government

Upper Uwchlan spent $14.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,230 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Uwchlan's money goes

Spent
$14.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,230
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
$14.9 million
$1,242 per resident
Parks & libraries
$5.2 million35%
Police
$2.1 million14%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million13%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million13%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million12%
Interest on debt
$517,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$371,0003%
Fire
$329,0002%
Health & welfare
$57,000<1%
Other
$672,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper Uwchlan

Full-time staff
34
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
3 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

Downingtown Area School District

Upper Uwchlan's K–12 school district, shared with Downingtown, East Brandywine, East Caln, Uwchlan, Wallace and West Bradford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,143
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
13,238
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$59.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $18,143 per pupil, $11,801 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 Uwchlan pay

Typical tax bill
$7,216
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.16%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$619,700
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 Uwchlan's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Uwchlan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Uwchlan

Upper Uwchlan is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Chrissy Houlahan. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Upper Uwchlan'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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