Town Hall · Conroe

Conroe, TX town hall & government

Conroe spent $208.2 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,054 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Conroe

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Conroe's money goes

Spent
$208.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,054
typical Texas cities: $2,422
Long-term debt
$733.7 million
$7,235 per resident
Water & other utilities
$44.1 million21%
Police
$30.5 million15%
Administration & buildings
$27.2 million13%
Fire
$26.5 million13%
Roads & transportation
$25.8 million12%
Interest on debt
$13.7 million7%
Parks & libraries
$11.7 million6%
Sewer & trash
$6.9 million3%
Housing & development
$2.3 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.9 million1%
Other
$17.7 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 37%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Conroe

Full-time staff
660
171 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
164
and 147 full-time firefighters
Police
205 full-time1 part
Fire
151 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
35 full-time145 part
Roads & transportation
68 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
51 full-time
Administration & buildings
43 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
33 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
13 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
4 full-time6 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
56 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Conroe Independent School District

Conroe's K–12 school district, shared with Cut and Shoot, Oak Ridge North, Shenandoah and Woodloch. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,753
Texas: $12,815
Students
72,352
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $10,753 per pupil, $6,366 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.

Also serving Conroe: Willis Independent School District ($10,425 per pupil) · Montgomery Independent School District ($10,230 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Conroe pay

Typical tax bill
$5,268
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.70%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$309,600
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 Conroe's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofconroe.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Conroe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Conroe

Conroe is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Morgan Luttrell and Dan Crenshaw. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Conroe'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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