Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Rostraver Township run?
Rostraver Township’s town government spent $9.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $810 per resident.
What stands out about how Rostraver Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Belle Vernon Area School District
Rostraver Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Belle Vernon, Fayette City, North Belle Vernon, Washington Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,531 per pupil, $9,819 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 $810 per resident a year, or $2.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$745 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Rostraver Township’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($745 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 147 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $717, and the middle half spent $484–$963. Rostraver Township spent more than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($653,000), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Rostraver Township itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 13% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Rostraver Township 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: $745 · 2024: $810.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,753 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.21% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rostraver Township’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.
Tax bills are one input to Rostraver Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rostraver Township →
Who’s in charge in Rostraver Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rostraver Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on rostraver.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 254 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (11,417).
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.
Rostraver Township’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rostraver Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Westmoreland County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.8%135,008 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.4%74,904 votesOthers: 0.7% (1,538 votes).
Most votes in Westmoreland County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Rostraver Township lies in Westmoreland County. Every 2024 race in Westmoreland County is on the county’s page.
Westmoreland 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 Rostraver Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: rostraver.us ↗
- 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.
How Rostraver Township compares with the towns next door
Rostraver Township spent $745 per resident in 2022; the 8 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $280 to $836. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | $280 | $2,321 |
| South Huntingdon Township | $308 | $2,269 |
| Carroll Township | $376 | $2,140 |
| Washington Township | $407 | $1,917 |
| Donora | $579 | $798 |
| West Newton | $705 | $1,417 |
| North Belle Vernon | $808 | $2,182 |
| Monessen | $836 | $1,876 |
| Rostraver Township | $745 | $2,753 |
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 Rostraver Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rostraver Township’s government
How much does Rostraver Township spend per resident?
About $810 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 $745 was more than 52% of 147 Pennsylvania towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Rostraver Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,753 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.21% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see rostraver.us.
Who runs Rostraver Township’s government?
See rostraver.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rostraver Township yet.
How did Rostraver Township vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rostraver Township alone. Westmoreland County, where 100% of Rostraver Township lies, voted Trump 63.8%, Harris 35.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rostraver Township?
45 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $267,530 (about $3.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rostraver Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Kim Ward) and State House District 58 (Eric Davanzo). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rostraver Township’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; 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 →