Town Hall · Quinlan

Quinlan, TX town hall & government

Quinlan spent $2.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,874 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Quinlan's money goes

Spent
$2.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,874
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$939 per resident
Administration & buildings
$252,0009%
Police
$240,0008%
Water & other utilities
$231,0008%
Roads & transportation
$114,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$66,0002%
Other
$2 million69%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Quinlan

Full-time staff
19
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
7 full-time1 part
Police
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
3 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

Quinlan Independent School District

Quinlan's K–12 school district, shared with Hawk Cove, West Tawakoni and Union Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,461
Texas: $12,815
Students
2,889
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $12,461 per pupil, $7,257 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 Quinlan pay

Typical tax bill
$2,100
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$193,800
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 Quinlan's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofquinlan.net ↗
Town hall phone(903) 356-3306

Town hall & decisions in Quinlan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Quinlan

Quinlan is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Pat Fallon and Keith Self. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Quinlan'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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