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Upper Yoder, PA town hall & government

Upper Yoder spent $2.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $568 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Upper Yoder's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$568
typical Pennsylvania towns: $466
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million41%
Police
$494,00018%
Sewer & trash
$453,00016%
Administration & buildings
$301,00011%
Fire
$95,0003%
Parks & libraries
$22,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0001%
Other
$287,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Income taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Other taxes & licenses 16%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Upper Yoder

Full-time staff
11
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
4 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

Westmont Hilltop School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,669
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
1,454
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,669 per pupil, $8,903 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 Yoder pay

Typical tax bill
$2,418
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.58%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$152,800
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 Yoder's government

Town hall & decisions in Upper Yoder →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Upper Yoder

Upper Yoder is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative John Joyce. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Upper Yoder'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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