Town Hall · Snook

Snook, TX town hall & government

Snook spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,825 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Snook's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,825
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
$6,657 per resident
Water & other utilities
$627,00063%
Sewer & trash
$313,00031%
Administration & buildings
$45,0005%
Parks & libraries
$12,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 34%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Snook

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$40,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
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

Snook Independent School District

Snook's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,774
Texas: $12,815
Students
606
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,774 per pupil, $7,746 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 Snook pay

Typical tax bill
$3,100
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$209,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Snook's government

Town hall & decisions in Snook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Snook

Snook is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Michael T. McCaul. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Snook'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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