Photo: Adavyd · CC BY-SA 4.0Coldspring spent less per resident in 2022 than 95% of similar cities
Coldspring’s town government spent $15,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $16 per resident.
What stands out about how Coldspring is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$16 per resident in 2022: less than 95% of them
Coldspring’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($16 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $433, and the middle half spent $185–$752. Coldspring spent less than 95% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Coldspring itself left out).
About $16 per resident a year, or $0.04 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 100%.
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No trend yet
Coldspring reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,267 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.58% 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 Coldspring’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 Coldspring’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Coldspring →
Who’s in charge in Coldspring
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 950 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (950).
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.
Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District
Coldspring’s K–12 school district, shared with Point Blank. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,958 per pupil, $7,095 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.
Coldspring’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Coldspring alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are San Jacinto County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.3%10,524 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.0%2,175 votesOthers: 0.7% (90 votes).
Most votes in San Jacinto County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Coldspring lies in San Jacinto County. Every 2024 race in San Jacinto County is on the county’s page.
San Jacinto 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 Coldspring.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
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Questions about Coldspring’s government
How much does Coldspring spend per resident?
About $16 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $16 was less than 95% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Coldspring?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,267 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Coldspring’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Coldspring yet.
How did Coldspring vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Coldspring alone. San Jacinto County, where 100% of Coldspring lies, voted Trump 82.3%, Harris 17.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Coldspring?
1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,500 (about $42,000 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Coldspring in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Charles Schwertner) and State House District 18 (Janis Holt). The House district also covers 24 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; 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 →