Turtle Creek, PA town hall & government
Turtle Creek spent $5.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,029 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Turtle Creek's government.
Where Turtle Creek's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 51%
- Property taxes 23%
- Income taxes 11%
- From the state 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- From other local governments 1%
Who works for Turtle Creek
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Turtle Creek didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Woodland Hills School District
Turtle Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East Pittsburgh and Edgewood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 53%
- State 36%
- Federal 11%
Of the $24,076 per pupil, $13,603 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.
Which schools Turtle Creek kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Turtle Creek pay
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.
Contact Turtle Creek's government
Who represents Turtle Creek
Turtle Creek is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Summer L. Lee. Josh Shapiro is governor.
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.