How is Buffalo Springs Lake run?
Buffalo Springs Lake’s village government spent $14,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $32 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Buffalo Springs Lake didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Buffalo Springs Lake is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Slaton Independent School District
Buffalo Springs Lake’s K–12 school district, shared with Slaton, Ransom Canyon. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,840 per pupil, $9,972 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.
Roosevelt Independent School District · $14,042 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $32 per resident a year, or $0.09 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 71%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Buffalo Springs Lake 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 Buffalo Springs Lake yet
Every year of Buffalo Springs Lake’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 $2,745 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.15% 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 Buffalo Springs Lake’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 Buffalo Springs Lake’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Buffalo Springs Lake →
Who’s in charge in Buffalo Springs Lake
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Buffalo Springs Lake’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Buffalo Springs Lake alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lubbock County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.2%86,547 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.7%37,148 votesOthers: 1.1% (1,343 votes).
Most votes in Lubbock County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Buffalo Springs Lake lies in Lubbock County. Every 2024 race in Lubbock County is on the county’s page.
Lubbock 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 Buffalo Springs Lake.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Buffalo Springs Lake compares with the towns next door
Buffalo Springs Lake’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,098 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Ransom Canyon | $1,098 | $5,487 |
| Buffalo Springs Lake | estimate | $2,745 |
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 Buffalo Springs Lake’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Buffalo Springs Lake’s government
How much does Buffalo Springs Lake spend per resident?
About $32 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Buffalo Springs Lake didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $18,000.
What is the property tax rate in Buffalo Springs Lake?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,745 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.15% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Buffalo Springs Lake’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Buffalo Springs Lake yet.
How did Buffalo Springs Lake vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Buffalo Springs Lake alone. Lubbock County, where 100% of Buffalo Springs Lake lies, voted Trump 69.2%, Harris 29.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Buffalo Springs Lake?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,999 (about $35,988 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Buffalo Springs Lake in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 83 (Dustin Burrows). The House district also covers 27 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 (for Buffalo Springs Lake, 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 →