Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Zelienople run?
Zelienople’s borough government spent $3.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $863 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Zelienople is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
About $863 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 44%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$863 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Zelienople’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($863 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. Zelienople spent more than 51% of 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; Zelienople itself left out).
No trend yet
Zelienople reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,907 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.99% 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 Zelienople’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 Zelienople’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Zelienople →
Who’s in charge in Zelienople
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time borough employee for every 145 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,623).
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.
Seneca Valley School District
Zelienople’s K–12 school district, shared with Callery, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Forward Township, Harmony and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,211 per pupil, $13,076 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.
Zelienople’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Zelienople alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Butler County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.7%79,773 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.5%40,661 votesOthers: 0.8% (1,006 votes).
Most votes in Butler County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Zelienople lies in Butler County. Every 2024 race in Butler County is on the county’s page.
Butler 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 Zelienople.
- 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 Zelienople compares with the towns next door
Zelienople spent $863 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony | $533 | $2,722 |
| Marion Township | $565 | $2,679 |
| Jackson Township | $984 | $3,749 |
| Zelienople | $863 | $2,907 |
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 Zelienople’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Zelienople’s government
How much does Zelienople spend per resident?
About $863 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $863 was more than 51% of 290 Pennsylvania cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Zelienople?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,907 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.99% 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 Zelienople’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Zelienople yet.
How did Zelienople vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Zelienople alone. Butler County, where 100% of Zelienople lies, voted Trump 65.7%, Harris 33.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Zelienople?
25 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $145,282 (about $1.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Zelienople in the state legislature?
State Senate District 47 (Elder Vogel) and State House District 12 (Brandon Dukes). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →