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How Union Valley is run

Union Valley spent $12,000 in the year to 2022, about $26 per resident.

City budget
$12,000
spent, year to 2022
Per resident
$26
Below typical Texas cities ($1,280)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 2 part-time
Typical tax bill
$6,199
a year · TX $4,232

What stands out about how Union Valley is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $26 per resident a year, or $0.07 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 58%From the state 23%Interest, fines & other 20%
The school district

Quinlan Independent School District

Union Valley’s K–12 school district, shared with Hawk Cove, Quinlan, West Tawakoni. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Union Valley →
$12,461
per pupil · TX $12,815
2,889
students
$31.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,461 per pupil, $7,257 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 41%State 47%Federal 12%

Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.

Also serving Union Valley

Royse City Independent School District · $11,448 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Union Valley

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Union Valley yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Union Valley

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 2 pt
0
full-time
2
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $6,199 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.90% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Union Valley$6,199
Texas$4,232
$6,199
typical bill a year
1.90%
effective rate
$325,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Union Valley’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Who represents Union Valley

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Union Valley.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Texas HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Texas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Union Valley’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Union Valley is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Does Union Valley get good value for its tax dollars?

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Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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