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Eustace, TX town hall & government

Eustace spent $3.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,866 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Eustace's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,866
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$754,000
$739 per resident
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million51%
Roads & transportation
$595,00015%
Police
$474,00012%
Administration & buildings
$245,0006%
Health & welfare
$50,0001%
Fire
$34,0001%
Interest on debt
$34,0001%
Sewer & trash
$10,000<1%
Other
$499,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Eustace didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Eustace

Full-time staff
10
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$45,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
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

Eustace Independent School District

Eustace's K–12 school district, shared with Log Cabin, Enchanted Oaks and Payne Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,942
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,711
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,942 per pupil, $7,654 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 Eustace pay

Typical tax bill
$2,057
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$192,900
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 Eustace's government

Town hall & decisions in Eustace →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eustace

Eustace is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Lance Gooden. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Eustace'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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