Town Hall · Uwchlan

Uwchlan, PA town hall & government

Uwchlan spent $22 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,142 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Uwchlan's money goes

Spent
$22 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,142
typical Pennsylvania towns: $1,117
Long-term debt
$267,000
$14 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.9 million32%
Police
$5.8 million26%
Roads & transportation
$2.8 million13%
Parks & libraries
$2.7 million12%
Administration & buildings
$2.6 million12%
Health & welfare
$595,0003%
Fire
$240,0001%
Interest on debt
$17,000<1%
Other
$324,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Uwchlan

Full-time staff
45
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$120,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
21 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Downingtown Area School District

Uwchlan's K–12 school district, shared with Downingtown, East Brandywine, East Caln, Upper 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 Uwchlan pay

Typical tax bill
$6,416
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$539,700
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 Uwchlan's government

Town hall & decisions in Uwchlan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Uwchlan

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

All of 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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