Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Buckingham Township run?
Buckingham Township’s town government spent $13.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $658 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Buckingham Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $658 per resident a year, or $1.80 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$700 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Buckingham Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($700 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 147 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $718, and the middle half spent $484–$963. Buckingham Township spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.4 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Pennsylvania towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Buckingham Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 3% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Buckingham Township reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $700 · 2023: $658.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $7,628 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Buckingham Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Buckingham Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Buckingham Township →
Who’s in charge in Buckingham Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 410 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (20,901).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Central Bucks School District
Buckingham Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Chalfont, Doylestown, Doylestown Township, New Britain, Plumstead Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,101 per pupil, $13,150 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Buckingham Township’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Buckingham Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bucks County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.6%198,722 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat49.5%198,431 votesOthers: 1.0% (3,875 votes).
Most votes in Bucks County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Buckingham Township lies in Bucks County. Every 2024 race in Bucks County is on the county’s page.
Bucks County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Buckingham Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
- 3Pennsylvania SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Buckingham Township compares with the towns next door
Buckingham Township spent $700 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $569 to $1,928. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Plumstead Township | $569 | $6,555 |
| Warwick Township | $581 | $6,547 |
| Wrightstown Township | $764 | $8,478 |
| Doylestown Township | $924 | $6,830 |
| Solebury Township | $1,170 | $9,380 |
| Doylestown | $1,928 | $4,500 |
| Buckingham Township | $700 | $7,628 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Buckingham Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Buckingham Township’s government
How much does Buckingham Township spend per resident?
About $658 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $700 was less than 53% of 147 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Buckingham Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,628 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Buckingham Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Buckingham Township yet.
How did Buckingham Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Buckingham Township alone. Bucks County, where 100% of Buckingham Township lies, voted Trump 49.6%, Harris 49.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Buckingham Township?
51 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $392,285 (about $4.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Buckingham Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Steve Santarsiero) and State House District 29 (Tim Brennan). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Buckingham Township’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →