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Comanche, TX town hall & government

Comanche spent $5.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,268 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Comanche's money goes

Spent
$5.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,268
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
$1,463 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million27%
Police
$1.2 million23%
Sewer & trash
$1 million19%
Administration & buildings
$695,00013%
Roads & transportation
$450,0008%
Parks & libraries
$193,0004%
Fire
$135,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$106,0002%
Interest on debt
$25,000<1%
Other
$39,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 26%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Comanche

Full-time staff
28
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Comanche Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,408
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,364
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$35.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,408 per pupil, $8,023 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 Comanche pay

Typical tax bill
$2,108
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$125,700
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 Comanche's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcomanchetexas.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Comanche →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Comanche

Comanche is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Roger Williams. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Comanche'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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