Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Chandler run?
Chandler’s town government spent $2.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $751 per resident. Water and other utilities ($601,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Chandler is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $751 per resident a year, or $2.06 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$751 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Chandler’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($751 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $898, and the middle half spent $630–$1,292. Chandler spent less than 60% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($319,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Chandler itself left out).
No trend yet
Chandler reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,899 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.18% 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 Chandler’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 Chandler’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chandler →
Who’s in charge in Chandler
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Chandler’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on chandlertx.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 134 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,219).
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.
Brownsboro Independent School District
Chandler’s K–12 school district, shared with Brownsboro, Moore Station, Coffee City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,824 per pupil, $6,815 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.
Chandler’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Chandler alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Henderson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.3%31,379 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.9%6,919 votesOthers: 0.8% (305 votes).
Most votes in Henderson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Chandler lies in Henderson County. Every 2024 race in Henderson County is on the county’s page.
Henderson 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 Chandler.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: chandlertx.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Chandler’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Chandler’s government
How much does Chandler spend per resident?
About $751 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 $751 was less than 60% of 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Chandler?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,899 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.18% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see chandlertx.com.
Who runs Chandler’s government?
See chandlertx.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chandler yet.
How did Chandler vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Chandler alone. Henderson County, where 100% of Chandler lies, voted Trump 81.3%, Harris 17.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Chandler?
24 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $111,367 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Chandler in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Robert Nichols) and State House District 8 (Cody Harris). The House district also covers 38 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Chandler’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 →