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Three Rivers, TX town hall & government

Three Rivers spent $3.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,035 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Three Rivers's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,035
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$754,000
$389 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%

Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers

Full-time staff
32
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part
Police
7 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Fire
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

Three Rivers Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$18,505
Texas: $12,815
Students
590
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 88%
  • State 6%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $18,505 per pupil, $10,432 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 Three Rivers pay

Typical tax bill
$906
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.16%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$77,800
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 Three Rivers's government

Town hall & decisions in Three Rivers →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Three Rivers

Three Rivers is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Monica De La Cruz. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Three Rivers'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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