Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Northampton Township run?
Northampton Township’s town government spent $60.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,529 per resident.
What stands out about how Northampton Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Council Rock School District
Northampton Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Newtown, Newtown Township, Upper Makefield Township, Wrightstown Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,295 per pupil, $15,218 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.
About $1,529 per resident a year, or $4.19 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$939 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Northampton Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($939 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 35 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $883, and the middle half spent $776–$1,094. Northampton Township spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.4 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Northampton Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 66% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Northampton 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: $939 · 2024: $1,529.
full-time in March 2025, up from 133 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,929 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% 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 Northampton 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 Northampton Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Northampton Township →
Who’s in charge in Northampton Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 240 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (39,763).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Northampton 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 Northampton 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 Northampton 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 Northampton Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Pennsylvania HouseNorthampton Township is split between 2 districts
- 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 Northampton Township compares with the towns next door
Northampton Township spent $939 per resident in 2022; the 7 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $581 to $1,165. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick Township | $581 | $6,547 |
| Langhorne | $678 | $5,691 |
| Newtown Township | $734 | $6,513 |
| Wrightstown Township | $764 | $8,478 |
| Middletown Township | $827 | $6,026 |
| Upper Southampton Township | $854 | $6,020 |
| Lower Southampton Township | $1,165 | $5,813 |
| Northampton Township | $939 | $6,929 |
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 Northampton Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Northampton Township’s government
How much does Northampton Township spend per resident?
About $1,529 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $939 was more than 54% of 35 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Northampton Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,929 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.16% 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 Northampton Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Northampton Township yet.
How did Northampton Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Northampton Township alone. Bucks County, where 100% of Northampton Township lies, voted Trump 49.6%, Harris 49.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Northampton Township?
166 full-time and 135 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.5M (about $17.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Northampton Township in the state legislature?
Northampton Township is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Pennsylvania Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 6 (Frank Farry). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Northampton 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 →