Holiday Lakes spent less per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Holiday Lakes’ village government spent $159,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $154 per resident. Water and other utilities ($46,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Holiday Lakes is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$173 per resident in 2022: less than 77% of them
Holiday Lakes’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($173 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. Holiday Lakes spent less than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($82,000), 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; Holiday Lakes itself left out).
About $154 per resident a year, or $0.42 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 57%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 25% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Holiday Lakes 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: $173 · 2024: $154. Per resident it went from $173 to $154 (down 11%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,225 to 1,034.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,201 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.27% 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 Holiday Lakes’ 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 Holiday Lakes’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Holiday Lakes →
Who’s in charge in Holiday Lakes
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 207 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,034).
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.
Angleton Independent School District
Holiday Lakes’ K–12 school district, shared with Bailey's Prairie, Sandy Point, Angleton, Bonney. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,546 per pupil, $7,122 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.
Holiday Lakes’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Holiday Lakes alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Brazoria County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.2%95,867 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.5%63,976 votesOthers: 1.4% (2,203 votes).
Most votes in Brazoria County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Holiday Lakes lies in Brazoria County. Every 2024 race in Brazoria County is on the county’s page.
Brazoria 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 Holiday Lakes.
- 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.
Reach Holiday Lakes’ government
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Questions about Holiday Lakes’ government
How much does Holiday Lakes spend per resident?
About $154 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 $173 was less than 77% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Holiday Lakes?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,201 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.27% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Holiday Lakes’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Holiday Lakes yet.
How did Holiday Lakes vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Holiday Lakes alone. Brazoria County, where 100% of Holiday Lakes lies, voted Trump 59.2%, Harris 39.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Holiday Lakes?
5 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,151 (about $193,812 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Holiday Lakes in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Joan Huffman) and State House District 25 (Cody Vasut). The House district also covers 20 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 →