Town Hall · Tioga

Tioga, TX town hall & government

Tioga spent $1.6 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,447 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tioga's money goes

Spent
$1.6 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,447
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$1,461 per resident
Water & other utilities
$810,00050%
Police
$372,00023%
Administration & buildings
$223,00014%
Roads & transportation
$172,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$39,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 55%
  • Property taxes 31%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Tioga

Full-time staff
11
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$45,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 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

Tioga Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,339
Texas: $12,815
Students
688
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $11,339 per pupil, $7,137 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 Tioga pay

Typical tax bill
$3,902
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$317,700
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 Tioga's government

Town hall & decisions in Tioga →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tioga

Tioga is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Pat Fallon. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Tioga'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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