Town Hall · Shenandoah

Shenandoah, TX town hall & government

Shenandoah spent $14.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $4,554 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Shenandoah's money goes

Spent
$14.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,554
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$26.7 million
$8,602 per resident
Administration & buildings
$3.5 million25%
Police
$3.4 million24%
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million12%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million9%
Interest on debt
$976,0007%
Sewer & trash
$882,0006%
Parks & libraries
$153,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$134,0001%
Other
$2.1 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 64%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 1%

Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah

Full-time staff
52
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
26
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
26 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Fire
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Conroe Independent School District

Shenandoah's K–12 school district, shared with Cut and Shoot, Oak Ridge North, Woodloch and Conroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,753
Texas: $12,815
Students
72,352
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $10,753 per pupil, $6,366 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 Shenandoah pay

Typical tax bill
$4,511
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$395,200
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.

Local

Contact Shenandoah's government

Town hall & decisions in Shenandoah →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shenandoah

Shenandoah is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Dan Crenshaw. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Shenandoah'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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