Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Upper Makefield Township spent more per resident in 2022 than 91% of similar towns
Upper Makefield Township’s town government spent $9.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,061 per resident. Water and other utilities ($675,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Upper Makefield Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$879 per resident in 2022: more than 91% of them
Upper Makefield Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($879 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 466 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $419, and the middle half spent $306–$592. Upper Makefield Township spent more than 91% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($103,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Upper Makefield Township itself left out).
About $1,061 per resident a year, or $2.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 31%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 24% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Upper Makefield 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: $879 · 2024: $1,061.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Upper Makefield 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 Upper Makefield Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Upper Makefield Township →
Who’s in charge in Upper Makefield Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 267 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,818).
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.
Council Rock School District
Upper Makefield Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Newtown, Newtown Township, Northampton 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.
Upper Makefield 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 Upper Makefield 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 Upper Makefield 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 Upper Makefield 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 Upper Makefield Township compares with the towns next door
Upper Makefield Township spent $879 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $734 to $1,170. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Newtown Township | $734 | $6,513 |
| Wrightstown Township | $764 | $8,478 |
| Lower Makefield Township | $923 | $9,371 |
| Solebury Township | $1,170 | $9,380 |
| Upper Makefield Township | $879 | $10,000+ |
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 Upper Makefield Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Upper Makefield Township’s government
How much does Upper Makefield Township spend per resident?
About $1,061 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 $879 was more than 91% of 466 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Upper Makefield Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Upper Makefield Township yet.
How did Upper Makefield Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Upper Makefield Township alone. Bucks County, where 100% of Upper Makefield Township lies, voted Trump 49.6%, Harris 49.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Upper Makefield Township?
33 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $275,625 (about $3.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Upper Makefield Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Steve Santarsiero) and State House District 31 (Perry Warren). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Upper Makefield Township’s government
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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 →