Schuylkill Navigation Canal, Oakes Reach Section · Photo: J Clear. · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Upper Providence Township run?
Upper Providence Township’s town government spent $30.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,230 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Upper Providence Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Upper Providence Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Spring-Ford Area School District
Upper Providence Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Limerick Township, Royersford, Spring City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,832 per pupil, $13,203 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 $1,230 per resident a year, or $3.37 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Upper Providence Township didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Upper Providence Township yet
Every year of Upper Providence Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 64 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $6,708 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.24% 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 Upper Providence 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 Providence Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Upper Providence Township →
Who’s in charge in Upper Providence Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 325 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 (24,668).
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.
Upper Providence 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 Providence Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Montgomery County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat60.9%317,103 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican38.1%198,311 votesOthers: 1.1% (5,492 votes).
Most votes in Montgomery County: Kamala D Harris
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Upper Providence Township lies in Montgomery County. Every 2024 race in Montgomery County is on the county’s page.
Montgomery 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 Providence 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 Providence Township compares with the towns next door
Upper Providence Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 7 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $419 to $1,640 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Trappe | $419 | $6,085 |
| Lower Providence Township | $518 | $6,427 |
| Collegeville | $575 | $6,610 |
| East Pikeland Township | $588 | $5,181 |
| Schuylkill Township | $753 | $8,105 |
| Spring City | $804 | $3,844 |
| Phoenixville | $1,640 | $4,783 |
| Upper Providence Township | estimate | $6,708 |
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 Providence Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Upper Providence Township’s government
How much does Upper Providence Township spend per resident?
About $1,230 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Upper Providence Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $45.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Upper Providence Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,708 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.24% 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 Upper Providence Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Upper Providence Township yet.
How did Upper Providence Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Upper Providence Township alone. Montgomery County, where 100% of Upper Providence Township lies, voted Harris 60.9%, Trump 38.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Upper Providence Township?
76 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $797,254 (about $9.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Upper Providence Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 44 (Katie Muth) and State House District 150 (Joe Webster). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Upper Providence 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 (for Upper Providence Township, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →