Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Conroe run?
Conroe’s city government spent $131 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,292 per resident. Water and other utilities ($37.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Conroe is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,292 per resident a year, or $3.54 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,115 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Conroe’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,115 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 17 Texas cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,223, and the middle half spent $1,043–$1,401. Conroe spent less than 65% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.1 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 →
Texas cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Conroe itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 22% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Conroe reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,115 · 2023: $1,249 · 2024: $1,292. Per resident it went from $1,115 to $1,292 (up 16%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 96,214 to 101,405.
full-time in March 2025, up from 626 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,268 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.70% 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 Conroe’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 Conroe’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Conroe →
Who’s in charge in Conroe
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Conroe’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofconroe.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 154 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 (101,405).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Conroe Independent School District
Conroe’s K–12 school district, shared with Cut and Shoot, Oak Ridge North, Shenandoah, Woodloch. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,753 per pupil, $6,366 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.
Willis Independent School District · $10,425 per pupil
Montgomery Independent School District · $10,230 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Conroe’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Conroe alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Montgomery County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.2%221,964 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.8%82,277 votesOthers: 1.0% (3,017 votes).
Most votes in Montgomery County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Conroe lies in Montgomery County. Every 2024 race in Montgomery County is on the county’s page.
Montgomery 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 Conroe.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofconroe.org ↗
- 2Texas HouseConroe is split between 3 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 Conroe compares with the towns next door
Conroe spent $1,115 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $717. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Willis | $717 | $1,997 |
| Conroe | $1,115 | $5,268 |
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 Conroe’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Conroe’s government
How much does Conroe spend per resident?
About $1,292 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 $1,115 was less than 65% of 17 Texas cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Conroe?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,268 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.70% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofconroe.org.
Who runs Conroe’s government?
See cityofconroe.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Conroe yet.
How did Conroe vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Conroe alone. Montgomery County, where 100% of Conroe lies, voted Trump 72.2%, Harris 26.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Conroe?
660 full-time and 171 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5.1M (about $61.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Conroe in the state legislature?
Conroe is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 4 (Brett Ligon). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Conroe’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 →