Bayou Vista spent less per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Bayou Vista’s village government spent $430,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $263 per resident.
What stands out about how Bayou Vista is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$263 per resident in 2022: less than 66% of them
Bayou Vista’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($263 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $433, and the middle half spent $184–$752. Bayou Vista spent less than 66% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bayou Vista itself left out).
About $263 per resident a year, or $0.72 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 90%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Bayou Vista collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Bayou Vista reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $4,290 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.14% 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 Bayou Vista’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Bayou Vista’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bayou Vista →
Who’s in charge in Bayou Vista
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bayou Vista’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on bayouvista.us ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 234 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,637).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Texas City Independent School District
Bayou Vista’s K–12 school district, shared with Tiki Island, La Marque, Texas City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,390 per pupil, $8,584 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bayou Vista’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bayou Vista alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Galveston County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.1%100,295 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.7%56,732 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,969 votes).
Most votes in Galveston County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Bayou Vista lies in Galveston County. Every 2024 race in Galveston County is on the county’s page.
Galveston 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 Bayou Vista.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bayouvista.us ↗
- 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.
How Bayou Vista compares with the towns next door
Bayou Vista spent $263 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,243. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Bayou Vista’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bayou Vista’s government
How much does Bayou Vista spend per resident?
About $263 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $263 was less than 66% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bayou Vista?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,290 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.14% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bayouvista.us.
Who runs Bayou Vista’s government?
See bayouvista.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bayou Vista yet.
How did Bayou Vista vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bayou Vista alone. Galveston County, where 100% of Bayou Vista lies, voted Trump 63.1%, Harris 35.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bayou Vista?
7 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $58,163 (about $697,956 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bayou Vista in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Mayes Middleton) and State House District 24 (Greg Bonnen). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bayou Vista’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 →