Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0How is Buda run?
Buda’s town government spent $25.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,605 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Buda is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,605 per resident a year, or $4.40 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
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No comparison or trend for Buda yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Buda’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 →The typical homeowner pays $7,911 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.77% 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 Buda’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 Buda’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Buda →
Who’s in charge in Buda
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Buda’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on ci.buda.tx.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 128 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (16,086).
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.
Hays Consolidated Independent School District
Buda’s K–12 school district, shared with Hays, Mountain City, Uhland, Kyle, Niederwald. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,392 per pupil, $6,781 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.
Buda’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Buda alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hays County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.1%65,528 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.4%58,438 votesOthers: 1.5% (1,861 votes).
Most votes in Hays County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Buda lies in Hays County. Every 2024 race in Hays County is on the county’s page.
Hays 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 Buda.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: ci.buda.tx.us ↗
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 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 Buda compares with the towns next door
Buda’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.
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 Buda’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Buda’s government
How much does Buda spend per resident?
About $1,605 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 Buda?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,911 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.77% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.buda.tx.us.
Who runs Buda’s government?
See ci.buda.tx.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Buda yet.
How did Buda vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Buda alone. Hays County, where 100% of Buda lies, voted Harris 52.1%, Trump 46.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Buda?
126 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $688,481 (about $8.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Buda in the state legislature?
Buda is split among 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 Buda’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 →