How is Tega Cay run?
Tega Cay’s city government spent $12.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $883 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Tega Cay is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $883 per resident a year, or $2.42 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 28%.
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No comparison or trend for Tega Cay yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Tega Cay’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 103 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $3,221 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Tega Cay’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.
Tax bills are one input to Tega Cay’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tega Cay →
Who’s in charge in Tega Cay
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tega Cay’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on tegacaysc.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 111 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (13,689).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
York School District 4
Tega Cay’s K–12 school district, shared with Fort Mill. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,698 per pupil, $7,912 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.
South Carolina districts overall: 45% local, 43% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Tega Cay’s votes are counted by county
South Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tega Cay alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are York County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.8%88,239 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.7%59,600 votesOthers: 1.5% (2,220 votes).
Most votes in York County: Donald J Trump
South Carolina: Trump 58.2%, Harris 40.4%
100% of Tega Cay lies in York County. Every 2024 race in York County is on the county’s page.
York County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Tega Cay.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: tegacaysc.org ↗
- 2South Carolina HouseState representatives
- 3South Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Tega Cay compares with the towns next door
Tega Cay’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Tega Cay | estimate | $3,221 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Tega Cay’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tega Cay’s government
How much does Tega Cay spend per resident?
About $883 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Tega Cay?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,221 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across South Carolina. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see tegacaysc.org.
Who runs Tega Cay’s government?
See tegacaysc.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tega Cay yet.
How did Tega Cay vote in 2024?
South Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tega Cay alone. York County, where 100% of Tega Cay lies, voted Trump 58.8%, Harris 39.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tega Cay?
123 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $668,715 (about $8.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Tega Cay in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Michael Johnson) and State House District 66 (Jackie Terribile). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tega Cay’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →