Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0How is Bee Cave run?
Bee Cave’s city government spent $5.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $790 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bee Cave didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bee Cave is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Lake Travis Independent School District
Bee Cave’s K–12 school district, shared with Briarcliff, Lakeway, The Hills. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,870 per pupil, $7,030 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.
About $790 per resident a year, or $2.16 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 39%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bee Cave didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bee Cave yet
Every year of Bee Cave’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $9,541 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% 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 Bee Cave’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 Bee Cave’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bee Cave →
Who’s in charge in Bee Cave
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 143 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 (6,983).
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.
Bee Cave’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bee Cave alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Travis County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat68.3%398,968 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican29.2%170,781 votesOthers: 2.4% (14,207 votes).
Most votes in Travis County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Bee Cave lies in Travis County. Every 2024 race in Travis County is on the county’s page.
Travis 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 Bee Cave.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseBee Cave is split between 2 districts
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bee Cave compares with the towns next door
Bee Cave’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $856 per resident. 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 Bee Cave’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bee Cave’s government
How much does Bee Cave spend per resident?
About $790 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bee Cave didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Bee Cave?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $9,541 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Bee Cave’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bee Cave yet.
How did Bee Cave vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bee Cave alone. Travis County, where 100% of Bee Cave lies, voted Harris 68.3%, Trump 29.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bee Cave?
49 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $305,277 (about $3.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bee Cave in the state legislature?
Bee Cave is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bee Cave’s government
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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 (for Bee Cave, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →