Town Hall · Seabrook

Seabrook, TX town hall & government

Seabrook spent $25.5 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,857 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Seabrook's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 5:00 pm
    GeneralSpecial Joint Meeting City Council and Planning & Zoning CommissionCity Council Chambers, 1700 First Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Council Chambers, 1700 1st Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 7Wed · 1:00 pm
    Economic Development CorporationEconomic Development Corporation Workshop & Special Meeting1700 First Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 8Thu · 5:00 pm
    Parks and Trails CommitteePublic Works Training Room, 1100 Red Bluff Road Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 15Thu · 6:00 pm
    Planning & Zoning CommissionPlanning & Zoning Commission MeetingCity Council Chambers, 1700 1st Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Council Chambers, 1700 1st Street Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Seabrook's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Seabrook's money goes

Spent
$25.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,857
typical Texas cities: $2,422
Long-term debt
$25 million
$1,826 per resident
Police
$6.4 million25%
Sewer & trash
$5.7 million22%
Water & other utilities
$2.1 million8%
Roads & transportation
$2 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million8%
Fire
$1.2 million5%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million4%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million4%
Housing & development
$747,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$718,0003%
Health & welfare
$393,0002%
Other
$2.2 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Seabrook didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Seabrook

Full-time staff
111
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
35
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
44 full-time
Administration & buildings
17 full-time
Health & welfare
8 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
9 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Housing & development
3 full-time
Other
6 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

Clear Creek Independent School District

Seabrook's K–12 school district, shared with Clear Lake Shores, El Lago, Kemah, Nassau Bay, Taylor Lake Village and Webster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,905
Texas: $12,815
Students
40,132
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.1 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 58%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $10,905 per pupil, $6,845 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 Seabrook pay

Typical tax bill
$5,730
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$350,000
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 Seabrook's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.seabrook.tx.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Seabrook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seabrook

Seabrook is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Brian Babin. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Seabrook'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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