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Windcrest, TX town hall & government

Windcrest spent $21.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,663 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Windcrest's money goes

Spent
$21.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,663
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$10.9 million
$1,869 per resident
Roads & transportation
$9.1 million42%
Administration & buildings
$3.6 million17%
Police
$3.2 million15%
Parks & libraries
$1.9 million9%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million7%
Fire
$1.2 million5%
Interest on debt
$468,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$419,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 61%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Windcrest

Full-time staff
79
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
39
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
48 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
6 full-time
Fire
2 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Windcrest didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North East Independent School District

Windcrest's K–12 school district, shared with Castle Hills, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Balcones Heights and Live Oak. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,459
Texas: $12,815
Students
57,374
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.2 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,459 per pupil, $7,256 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 Windcrest pay

Typical tax bill
$4,635
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$302,000
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 Windcrest's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.windcrest.tx.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Windcrest →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Windcrest

Windcrest is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Chip Roy and Greg Casar. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Windcrest'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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