Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 3.0Blum spent less per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities
Blum’s town government spent $90,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $189 per resident. Water and other utilities ($43,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Blum is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$189 per resident in 2022: less than 74% of them
Blum’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($189 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. Blum spent less than 74% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($54,000), as the Census Bureau counts 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; Blum itself left out).
About $189 per resident a year, or $0.52 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 60%.
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No trend yet
Blum reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,278 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.87% 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 Blum’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 Blum’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blum →
Who’s in charge in Blum
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blum Independent School District
Blum’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,964 per pupil, $8,737 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.
Blum’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Blum alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hill County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.8%13,669 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.5%2,919 votesOthers: 0.7% (118 votes).
Most votes in Hill County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Blum lies in Hill County. Every 2024 race in Hill County is on the county’s page.
Hill 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 Blum.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senatorDistrict 22
- 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.
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Questions about Blum’s government
How much does Blum spend per resident?
About $189 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 $189 was less than 74% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Blum?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,278 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Blum’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blum yet.
How did Blum vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Blum alone. Hill County, where 100% of Blum lies, voted Trump 81.8%, Harris 17.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Blum?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,019 (about $12,228 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Blum in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 and State House District 13 (Angelia Orr). The House district also covers 50 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →