Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Cedar Hill run?
Cedar Hill’s city government spent $62.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,297 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cedar Hill is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,297 per resident a year, or $3.55 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison for Cedar Hill yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Cedar Hill’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is down 2% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Cedar Hill reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,312 · 2024: $1,297.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,347 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 Cedar Hill’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 Cedar Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cedar Hill →
Who’s in charge in Cedar Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cedar Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.cedarhill.tx.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 145 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 (48,341).
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.
Cedar Hill Independent School District
Cedar Hill’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,628 per pupil, $6,956 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.
Midlothian Independent School District · $11,748 per pupil
Duncanville Independent School District · $12,376 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cedar Hill’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cedar Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dallas County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat59.9%511,027 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.8%322,468 votesOthers: 2.3% (19,841 votes).
Most votes in Dallas County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
99% of Cedar Hill lies in Dallas County; the rest in Ellis County. Every 2024 race in Dallas County is on the county’s page.
Dallas 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 Cedar Hill.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.cedarhill.tx.us ↗
- 2Texas HouseCedar Hill 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 Cedar Hill compares with the towns next door
Cedar Hill’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,100 to $1,674 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | $1,100 | $6,386 |
| Ovilla | $1,169 | $6,742 |
| Duncanville | $1,223 | $3,893 |
| Dallas | $1,585 | $5,075 |
| Grand Prairie | $1,674 | $4,954 |
| DeSoto | estimate | $5,316 |
| Cedar Hill | estimate | $5,347 |
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 Cedar Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cedar Hill’s government
How much does Cedar Hill spend per resident?
About $1,297 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 Cedar Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,347 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.cedarhill.tx.us.
Who runs Cedar Hill’s government?
See ci.cedarhill.tx.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cedar Hill yet.
How did Cedar Hill vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cedar Hill alone. Dallas County, where 99% of Cedar Hill lies, voted Harris 59.9%, Trump 37.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cedar Hill?
333 full-time and 33 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2.1M (about $25.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cedar Hill in the state legislature?
Cedar Hill 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 Cedar Hill’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 →