Town Hall · Seagoville

Seagoville, TX town hall & government

Seagoville spent $22.5 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,196 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seagoville's money goes

Spent
$22.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,196
typical Texas cities: $2,331
Long-term debt
$16.4 million
$873 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.4 million20%
Police
$4 million18%
Water & other utilities
$3.7 million16%
Fire
$3.4 million15%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million10%
Roads & transportation
$2 million9%
Parks & libraries
$652,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$518,0002%
Interest on debt
$389,0002%
Health & welfare
$359,0002%
Other
$737,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Sales taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Seagoville

Full-time staff
100
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
and 26 full-time firefighters
Police
33 full-time6 part
Fire
26 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Housing & development
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
5 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dallas Independent School District

Seagoville's K–12 school district, shared with Cockrell Hill, Addison, Wilmer, Hutchins, Dallas and Balch Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,160
Texas: $12,815
Students
139,246
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 66%
  • State 12%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $15,160 per pupil, $8,210 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 Seagoville: Crandall Independent School District ($10,871 per pupil) · Mesquite Independent School District ($13,064 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Seagoville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,398
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$230,400
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 Seagoville's government

Town hall & decisions in Seagoville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seagoville

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

All of Seagoville'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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