DeSoto, TX town hall & government
DeSoto spent $97.5 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,750 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach DeSoto's government.
Where DeSoto's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 35%
- Fees & charges 24%
- Sales taxes 18%
- Utility sales 12%
- From other local governments 3%
- From the state 3%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for DeSoto
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
DeSoto Independent School District
DeSoto's K–12 school district, shared with Glenn Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal
- Local 53%
- State 32%
- Federal 16%
Of the $13,331 per pupil, $6,379 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 DeSoto: Dallas Independent School District ($15,160 per pupil) · Duncanville Independent School District ($12,376 per pupil).
What homeowners in DeSoto pay
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.
Contact DeSoto's government
Who represents DeSoto
DeSoto is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jasmine Crockett. Greg Abbott is governor.
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.