Photo: Traveller2020 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Keller spent less per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Keller’s city government spent $53.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,178 per resident. Water and other utilities ($27.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Keller is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$852 per resident in 2022: less than 77% of them
Keller’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($852 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 30 Texas cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,078, and the middle half spent $896–$1,268. Keller spent less than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.6 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Keller itself left out).
About $1,178 per resident a year, or $3.23 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Day-to-day spending is up 34% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Keller 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: $852 · 2023: $1,178.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $9,614 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.62% 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 Keller’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 Keller’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Keller →
Who’s in charge in Keller
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Keller’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofkeller.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 162 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (45,397).
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.
Keller Independent School District
Keller’s K–12 school district, shared with Watauga, Westlake. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,042 per pupil, $6,755 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.
Keller’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Keller alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tarrant County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.8%426,626 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.7%384,501 votesOthers: 1.5% (12,185 votes).
Most votes in Tarrant County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Keller lies in Tarrant County. Every 2024 race in Tarrant County is on the county’s page.
Tarrant 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 Keller.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofkeller.com ↗
- 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 Keller compares with the towns next door
Keller spent $852 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $630 to $12,804. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Watauga | $630 | $4,274 |
| Fort Worth | $1,407 | $5,191 |
| North Richland Hills | $1,446 | $5,449 |
| Southlake | $1,659 | $10,000+ |
| Westlake | $12,804 runs schools | $10,000+ |
| Colleyville | estimate | $10,000+ |
| Keller | $852 | $9,614 |
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 Keller’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Keller’s government
How much does Keller spend per resident?
About $1,178 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $852 was less than 77% of 30 Texas cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Keller?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $9,614 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofkeller.com.
Who runs Keller’s government?
See cityofkeller.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Keller yet.
How did Keller vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Keller alone. Tarrant County, where 100% of Keller lies, voted Trump 51.8%, Harris 46.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Keller?
280 full-time and 53 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.7M (about $20.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Keller in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Taylor Rehmet) and State House District 98 (Giovanni Capriglione). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Keller’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 →