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Town Hall · College Station

College Station spent less per resident in 2022 than 94% of similar cities

College Station’s city government spent $105.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $848 per resident. Water and other utilities ($96.1 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Planning & Zoning Commission

6:00 pm · 1101 Texas Avenue

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$105.4M
year to September 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$848
In 2022: $806, less than 94% of 16 similar cities
Long-term debt
$486.1M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2025
993
full-time · 82 part-time · March payroll $7.2M
Typical tax bill
$5,730
1.65% of home value · TX 1.49%

What stands out about how College Station is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends less than most similar citiesIn 2022: $806 per resident, less than 94% of 16 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer55% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).Split between districts2 State House districts cover College Station; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From College Station’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $848 per resident a year, or $2.32 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 21%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 43%Property taxes 17%Fees & charges 14%Sales taxes 14%Interest, fines & other 9%From the federal government 1%Other taxes & licenses 1%From the state <1%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $70.9 million; interest on debt $17.3 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $290.9 million.
Compared with similar places

$806 per resident in 2022: less than 94% of them

College Station’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($806 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 16 Texas cities of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,166, and the middle half spent $954–$1,364. College Station spent less than 94% of them.

Middle half of the group, $954–$1,364Median $1,166College Station

Includes sewer and trash ($14.2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
16

Texas cities of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; College Station itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years College Station reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$96.1 million
2023$110.6 million
2024$105.4 million

Per resident: 2022: $806 · 2023: $921 · 2024: $848.

City staff
993

full-time in March 2025, up from 902 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $5,730 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.65% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

College Station$5,730
Texas$4,232
Bryan$3,479
$5,730
typical bill a year
1.65%
effective rate
$346,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at College Station’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 College Station’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in College Station →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in College Station

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See cstx.gov for College Station’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for College Station yet.cstx.gov ↗
Who works for College Station

One full-time city employee for every 125 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (124,319).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Administration & buildings214 + 19 pt
Police215
Fire172
Water & other utilities106
Parks & libraries65 + 60 pt
Sewer & trash70
Roads & transportation61
Courts, inspections & corrections31 + 3 pt
Health & welfare4
Housing & development4
Other51
993
full-time
82
part-time
$7.2M
payroll for March 2025
$86.5M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$86,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
159
sworn police officers
156
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.College Station had 7.6 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 13 of the 16 Texas cities of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 7.7: College Station had fewer than 62% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

College Station Independent School District

College Station’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in College Station →
$11,729
per pupil · TX $12,815
14,366
students
$401.7 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,729 per pupil, $7,004 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 66%State 25%Federal 9%

Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.

Also serving College Station

Bryan Independent School District · $13,305 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

College Station’s votes are counted by county

Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for College Station alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Brazos County’s results.

President · Brazos County’s results91,961 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican61.6%56,671 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat36.8%33,844 votes

Others: 1.6% (1,446 votes).

Most votes in Brazos County: Donald J Trump

Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%

The county’s page

100% of College Station lies in Brazos County. Every 2024 race in Brazos County is on the county’s page.

Brazos County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents College Station

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for College Station.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: cstx.gov ↗
  2. 2
    Texas HouseCollege Station is split between 2 districts
    Paul DysonTrey Wharton
  3. 3
    Texas SenateState senator
    Charles Schwertner
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Greg Abbott
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Michael T. McCaul
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
    John CornynTed Cruz
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How College Station compares with the towns next door

College Station spent $806 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,169. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Bryan: $1,169 per resident (2022)BryanCollege Station
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Bryan$1,169$3,479
College Station$806$5,730

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 College Station’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitecstx.gov ↗

Questions about College Station’s government

How much does College Station spend per resident?

About $848 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $806 was less than 94% of 16 Texas cities of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in College Station?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,730 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.65% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cstx.gov.

Who runs College Station’s government?

See cstx.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for College Station yet.

How did College Station vote in 2024?

Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for College Station alone. Brazos County, where 100% of College Station lies, voted Trump 61.6%, Harris 36.8% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for College Station?

993 full-time and 82 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $7.2M (about $86.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents College Station in the state legislature?

College Station is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 5 (Charles Schwertner). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in College Station?

The next posted meeting is Planning & Zoning Commission on Thursday, November 5, at 6:00 pm in 1101 Texas Avenue, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about College Station’s government

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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 →