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Shoreacres, TX town hall & government

Shoreacres spent $3.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,499 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Shoreacres's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,499
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$754,000
$478 per resident
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million51%
Roads & transportation
$595,00015%
Police
$474,00012%
Administration & buildings
$245,0006%
Health & welfare
$50,0001%
Fire
$34,0001%
Interest on debt
$34,0001%
Sewer & trash
$10,000<1%
Other
$499,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Shoreacres 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 Shoreacres

Full-time staff
11
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 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

La Porte Independent School District

Shoreacres's K–12 school district, shared with Morgan's Point, La Porte and Deer Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,053
Texas: $12,815
Students
7,115
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$389.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 85%
  • State 7%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,053 per pupil, $6,927 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 Shoreacres pay

Typical tax bill
$4,717
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$287,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Shoreacres's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofshoreacres.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shoreacres →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shoreacres

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

All of Shoreacres'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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