Highland Haven spent more per resident in 2022 than 76% of similar cities
Highland Haven’s city government spent $336,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $755 per resident. Water and other utilities ($170,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Highland Haven is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$755 per resident in 2022: more than 76% of them
Highland Haven’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($755 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 $428, and the middle half spent $184–$750. Highland Haven spent more than 76% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($83,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Highland Haven itself left out).
About $755 per resident a year, or $2.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 45%.
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No trend yet
Highland Haven reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $4,265 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% 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 Highland Haven’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 Highland Haven’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Highland Haven →
Who’s in charge in Highland Haven
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 148 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 (445).
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.
Marble Falls Independent School District
Highland Haven’s K–12 school district, shared with Cottonwood Shores, Double Horn, Granite Shoals, Marble Falls, Meadowlakes. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,506 per pupil, $7,722 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.
Highland Haven’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Highland Haven alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Burnet County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%21,795 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%6,114 votesOthers: 0.9% (244 votes).
Most votes in Burnet County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Highland Haven lies in Burnet County. Every 2024 race in Burnet County is on the county’s page.
Burnet 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 Highland Haven.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
How Highland Haven compares with the towns next door
Highland Haven spent $755 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Granite Shoals | estimate | $3,273 |
| Highland Haven | $755 | $4,265 |
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).
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Questions about Highland Haven’s government
How much does Highland Haven spend per resident?
About $755 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 $755 was more than 76% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Highland Haven?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,265 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Highland Haven’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Highland Haven yet.
How did Highland Haven vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Highland Haven alone. Burnet County, where 100% of Highland Haven lies, voted Trump 77.4%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Highland Haven?
3 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $7,683 (about $92,196 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Highland Haven in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Pete Flores) and State House District 19 (Ellen Troxclair). The House district also covers 23 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 →