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Valley View, TX town hall & government

Valley View spent $1.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,216 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Valley View's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,216
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$580,000
$671 per resident
Police
$299,00028%
Water & other utilities
$191,00018%
Sewer & trash
$179,00017%
Administration & buildings
$118,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$82,0008%
Interest on debt
$25,0002%
Fire
$16,0002%
Health & welfare
$10,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$131,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 32%
  • Sales taxes 29%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Valley View

Full-time staff
5
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Valley View Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,980
Texas: $12,815
Students
930
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,980 per pupil, $9,416 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 Valley View pay

Typical tax bill
$2,982
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.19%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$250,500
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 Valley View's government

Town hall & decisions in Valley View →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Valley View

Valley View is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Brandon Gill. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Valley View'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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