Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Penn Hills spent more per resident in 2022 than 71% of similar towns
Penn Hills’ city government spent $52.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,311 per resident.
What stands out about how Penn Hills is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,071 per resident in 2022: more than 71% of them
Penn Hills’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,071 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 35 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $883, and the middle half spent $776–$1,094. Penn Hills spent more than 71% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($17 million), 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Penn Hills itself left out).
About $1,311 per resident a year, or $3.59 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 36%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 21% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Penn Hills 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: $1,071 · 2024: $1,311.
full-time in March 2025, up from 124 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Penn Hills
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Penn Hills’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pennhills.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 261 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 (40,120).
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.
Penn Hills School District
Penn Hills’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,373 per pupil, $12,166 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.
How Penn Hills compares with the towns next door
Penn Hills spent $1,071 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Plum | $969 | $3,948 |
| Wilkinsburg | $1,015 | $2,832 |
| Oakmont | $1,035 | $5,244 |
| Verona | $1,078 | $2,273 |
| Wilkins Township | $1,087 | $3,166 |
| Monroeville | $1,226 | $3,185 |
| Blawnox | $1,228 | $3,222 |
| O'Hara Township | $1,460 | $5,678 |
| Churchill | $1,572 | $4,845 |
| Pittsburgh | $2,452 | $1,822 |
| Penn Hills | $1,071 | — |
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 Penn Hills’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Penn Hills’ government
How much does Penn Hills spend per resident?
About $1,311 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 $1,071 was more than 71% of 35 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Penn Hills’ government?
See pennhills.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Penn Hills yet.
How many people work for Penn Hills?
154 full-time and 49 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $14.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Penn Hills’ 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; 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 →