How West Orange is run
West Orange spent $2.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $912 per resident.
What stands out about how West Orange is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
About $912 per resident a year, or $2.50 a day
The biggest line: police, at 49% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
The typical homeowner pays $1,147 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.04% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at West Orange’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.
West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District
West Orange’s K–12 school district, shared with Pinehurst, Orange. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,112 per pupil, $6,649 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.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
Bridge City Independent School District · $10,024 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in West Orange
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for West Orange yet. Neighbors can add them.
One full-time town employee for every 132 residents
On the payroll in March 2022.
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How West Orange’s budget compares
Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Orange | $912 | — | $1,147 |
| Orange | $1,419 | $1,134 | $2,154 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for West Orange.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach West Orange’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.
Questions about how West Orange is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.