Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is West View run?
West View’s borough government spent $6.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $977 per resident.
What stands out about how West View is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
About $977 per resident a year, or $2.68 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$959 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
West View’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($959 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. West View spent more than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.6 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; West View itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years West View 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: $959 · 2023: $977.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,944 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.30% 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 West View’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 West View’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in West View →
Who’s in charge in West View
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
West View’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The borough posts agendas and minutes on westviewborough.org ↗.
One full-time borough employee for every 299 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (6,586).
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.
North Hills School District
West View’s K–12 school district, shared with Ross Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,877 per pupil, $11,969 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.
West View’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for West View 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 West View 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 West View.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: westviewborough.org ↗
- 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 West View’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about West View’s government
How much does West View spend per resident?
About $977 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $959 was more than 63% of 290 Pennsylvania cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in West View?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,944 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.30% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see westviewborough.org.
Who runs West View’s government?
See westviewborough.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for West View yet.
How did West View vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for West View alone. Allegheny County, where 100% of West View lies, voted Harris 59.7%, Trump 39.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for West View?
22 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $200,906 (about $2.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents West View in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Lindsey Williams) and State House District 20 (Emily Kinkead). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about West View’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 →