Town Hall · Bulverde

Bulverde, TX town hall & government

Bulverde spent $10.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,920 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bulverde's money goes

Spent
$10.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,920
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$6.9 million65%
Roads & transportation
$1 million9%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$855,0008%
Sewer & trash
$600,0006%
Administration & buildings
$510,0005%
Parks & libraries
$181,0002%
Health & welfare
$30,000<1%
Other
$500,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 49%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bulverde

Full-time staff
27
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$76,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
19 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bulverde didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Comal Independent School District

Bulverde's K–12 school district, shared with Garden Ridge, Spring Branch and New Braunfels. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,374
Texas: $12,815
Students
29,263
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 20%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $10,374 per pupil, $6,252 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 Bulverde pay

Typical tax bill
$4,953
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$420,200
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.

Local

Contact Bulverde's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.bulverde.tx.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bulverde →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bulverde

Bulverde is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Chip Roy. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Bulverde'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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