Town Hall · Appleby

Appleby, TX town hall & government

Appleby spent $888,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,000 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Appleby's government.

Town budget

Where Appleby's money goes

Spent
$888,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,000
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$864,00097%
Roads & transportation
$24,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 95%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Appleby

Full-time staff
3
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,500
a year, before benefits
Other
3 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nacogdoches Independent School District

Appleby's K–12 school district, shared with Nacogdoches. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,747
Texas: $12,815
Students
5,863
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal

  • Local 32%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $12,747 per pupil, $7,035 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Appleby pay

Typical tax bill
$1,900
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$209,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Appleby's government

Town hall & decisions in Appleby →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Appleby

Appleby is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Pete Sessions. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Appleby's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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