Photo: Adam Osman · Public domainHow is Pleasantville run?
Pleasantville’s borough government spent $78,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $380 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pleasantville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pleasantville is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
Chestnut Ridge School District
Pleasantville’s K–12 school district, shared with East St. Clair Township, Juniata Township, King Township, Lincoln Township, Napier Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,331 per pupil, $10,128 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 $380 per resident a year, or $1.04 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pleasantville didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Pleasantville yet
Every year of Pleasantville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,281 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Pleasantville’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Pleasantville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pleasantville →
Who’s in charge in Pleasantville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time borough employee for every 51 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (205).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Pleasantville’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Pleasantville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bedford County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.0%23,658 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.4%4,336 votesOthers: 0.6% (166 votes).
Most votes in Bedford County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Pleasantville lies in Bedford County. Every 2024 race in Bedford County is on the county’s page.
Bedford 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 Pleasantville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach Pleasantville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pleasantville’s government
How much does Pleasantville spend per resident?
About $380 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pleasantville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $78,000.
Who runs Pleasantville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pleasantville yet.
How did Pleasantville vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Pleasantville alone. Bedford County, where 100% of Pleasantville lies, voted Trump 84.0%, Harris 15.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pleasantville?
4 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,497 (about $209,964 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Pleasantville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Pat Stefano) and State House District 78 (Jesse Topper). The House district also covers 50 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pleasantville’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 Pleasantville, 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 →