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Willow Park, TX town hall & government

Willow Park spent $10.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,689 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Willow Park's money goes

Spent
$10.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,689
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$88.9 million
$14,831 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million22%
Interest on debt
$2.1 million20%
Sewer & trash
$2 million20%
Police
$1.6 million16%
Fire
$1.4 million14%
Administration & buildings
$608,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$185,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Utility sales 31%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Willow Park

Full-time staff
46
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
and 8 full-time firefighters
Police
14 full-time
Fire
11 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Aledo Independent School District

Willow Park's K–12 school district, shared with Aledo, Annetta South, Annetta and Annetta North. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,056
Texas: $12,815
Students
8,161
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$367.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 67%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $11,056 per pupil, $6,644 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.

Also serving Willow Park: Weatherford Independent School District ($12,057 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Willow Park pay

Typical tax bill
$6,114
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.63%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$374,200
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.

Local

Contact Willow Park's government

🏛️ Official websitewillowpark.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Willow Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Willow Park

Willow Park is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Roger Williams and Craig A. Goldman. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Willow Park'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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