Town Hall · Hart

Hart, TX town hall & government

Hart spent $874,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $860 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hart's money goes

Spent
$874,000
fiscal year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$860
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$754,000
$742 per resident
Administration & buildings
$245,00028%
Fire
$34,0004%
Interest on debt
$34,0004%
Police
$26,0003%
Roads & transportation
$24,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Sewer & trash
$10,0001%
Other
$489,00056%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%

Hart 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 Hart

Full-time staff
4
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,500
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time14 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
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

Hart Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,995
Texas: $12,815
Students
212
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,995 per pupil, $7,146 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 Hart pay

Typical tax bill
$364
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$52,200
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Hart's government

Town hall & decisions in Hart →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hart

Hart is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jodey C. Arrington. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Hart'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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