Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Turtle Creek run?
Turtle Creek’s borough government spent $5.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,016 per resident.
What stands out about how Turtle Creek is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
About $1,016 per resident a year, or $2.78 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 45%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$871 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Turtle Creek’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($871 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 290 Pennsylvania cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $856, and the middle half spent $655–$1,098. Turtle Creek spent more than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.7 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 cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Turtle Creek itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 14% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Turtle Creek 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: $871 · 2024: $1,016.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,165 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.55% 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 Turtle Creek’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 Turtle Creek’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Turtle Creek →
Who’s in charge in Turtle Creek
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time borough employee for every 416 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 2024 finance file (4,987).
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.
Woodland Hills School District
Turtle Creek’s K–12 school district, shared with Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East Pittsburgh and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,076 per pupil, $13,603 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.
Turtle Creek’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Turtle Creek alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Allegheny County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat59.7%429,916 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican39.4%283,595 votesOthers: 1.0% (6,993 votes).
Most votes in Allegheny County: Kamala D Harris
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Turtle Creek lies in Allegheny County. Every 2024 race in Allegheny County is on the county’s page.
Allegheny 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 Turtle Creek.
- 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.
How Turtle Creek compares with the towns next door
Turtle Creek spent $871 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $717 to $1,226. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| North Versailles Township | $717 | $2,515 |
| East Pittsburgh | $719 | $2,059 |
| Wilmerding | $750 | $1,477 |
| Wilkins Township | $1,087 | $3,166 |
| Monroeville | $1,226 | $3,185 |
| Turtle Creek | $871 | $2,165 |
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 Turtle Creek’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Turtle Creek’s government
How much does Turtle Creek spend per resident?
About $1,016 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 $871 was more than 52% of 290 Pennsylvania cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Turtle Creek?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,165 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the borough’s assessor.
Who runs Turtle Creek’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Turtle Creek yet.
How did Turtle Creek vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Turtle Creek alone. Allegheny County, where 100% of Turtle Creek lies, voted Harris 59.7%, Trump 39.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Turtle Creek?
12 full-time and 32 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $115,981 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Turtle Creek in the state legislature?
State Senate District 45 (Nick Pisciottano) and State House District 25 (Brandon Markosek). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Turtle Creek’s government
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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 →