Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0How is Cedar Park run?
Cedar Park’s city government spent $107.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,387 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cedar Park didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cedar Park is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,387 per resident a year, or $3.80 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Cedar Park didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Cedar Park yet
Every year of Cedar Park’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $8,893 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.73% 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 Park’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 Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cedar Park →
Who’s in charge in Cedar Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cedar Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cedarparktx.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 160 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 (77,642).
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.
Leander Independent School District
Cedar Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Volente, Leander, Jonestown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,850 per pupil, $6,876 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.
Round Rock Independent School District · $11,944 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cedar Park’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 Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Williamson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.2%155,310 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.7%147,766 votesOthers: 2.1% (6,439 votes).
Most votes in Williamson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
91% of Cedar Park lies in Williamson County; the rest in Travis County. Every 2024 race in Williamson County is on the county’s page.
Williamson 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
Cedar Park sends 4 representatives to the Texas House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cedarparktx.us ↗
- 2Texas HouseCedar Park is split between 4 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 Park compares with the towns next door
Cedar Park’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 $721 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 Cedar Park’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cedar Park’s government
How much does Cedar Park spend per resident?
About $1,387 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Cedar Park didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $160.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Cedar Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,893 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cedarparktx.us.
Who runs Cedar Park’s government?
See cedarparktx.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cedar Park yet.
How did Cedar Park vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cedar Park alone. Williamson County, where 91% of Cedar Park lies, voted Trump 50.2%, Harris 47.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cedar Park?
484 full-time and 43 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3.1M (about $37.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cedar Park in the state legislature?
Cedar Park is split among 4 State House districts and 3 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 Park’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 (for Cedar Park, 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 →