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Zelienople, PA town hall & government

Zelienople spent $9.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,635 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Zelienople's money goes

Spent
$9.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,635
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
$10.2 million
$2,810 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5.6 million59%
Police
$1.4 million15%
Housing & development
$1 million11%
Administration & buildings
$629,0007%
Roads & transportation
$305,0003%
Interest on debt
$215,0002%
Parks & libraries
$151,0002%
Fire
$110,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$25,000<1%
Other
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 77%
  • Income taxes 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Zelienople

Full-time staff
25
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Seneca Valley School District

Zelienople's K–12 school district, shared with Callery, Cranberry, Evans City, Forward, Harmony and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,211
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
7,476
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$98.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $19,211 per pupil, $13,076 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 Zelienople pay

Typical tax bill
$2,907
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$294,200
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 Zelienople's government

Town hall & decisions in Zelienople →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Zelienople

Zelienople is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Mike Kelly. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Zelienople'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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