Town Hall · Meadows Place

Meadows Place, TX town hall & government

Meadows Place spent $7.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,600 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Meadows Place's money goes

Spent
$7.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,600
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$1.7 million23%
Administration & buildings
$909,00012%
Water & other utilities
$858,00011%
Sewer & trash
$800,00010%
Parks & libraries
$785,00010%
Roads & transportation
$740,00010%
Fire
$289,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$252,0003%
Health & welfare
$23,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million17%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Meadows Place

Full-time staff
37
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
21 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
8 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Meadows Place didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fort Bend Independent School District

Meadows Place's K–12 school district, shared with Arcola, Missouri City and Sugar Land. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,182
Texas: $12,815
Students
80,206
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $11,182 per pupil, $6,535 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 Meadows Place: Stafford Municipal School District ($12,683 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Meadows Place pay

Typical tax bill
$4,647
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.71%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$271,100
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 Meadows Place's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmeadowsplace.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Meadows Place →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Meadows Place

Meadows Place is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Troy E. Nehls and Al Green. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Meadows Place'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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