Town Hall · Pleasant Hills

Pleasant Hills, PA town hall & government

Pleasant Hills spent $10.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,360 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasant Hills's money goes

Spent
$10.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,360
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
$1,180 per resident
Police
$3.4 million32%
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million21%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million17%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million12%
Parks & libraries
$722,0007%
Fire
$307,0003%
Interest on debt
$222,0002%
Health & welfare
$58,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$40,000<1%
Other
$586,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Income taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pleasant Hills

Full-time staff
39
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$99,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
19 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pleasant Hills didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Jefferson Hills School District

Pleasant Hills's K–12 school district, shared with Jefferson Hills and West Elizabeth. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,723
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
3,403
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$104.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 68%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,723 per pupil, $9,976 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 Pleasant Hills pay

Typical tax bill
$4,287
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$244,800
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 Pleasant Hills's government

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Hills →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Hills

Pleasant Hills is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Summer L. Lee. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Pleasant Hills'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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