Lacy-Lakeview spent less per resident in 2022 than 79% of similar cities
Lacy-Lakeview’s city government spent $3.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $554 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lacy-Lakeview is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$554 per resident in 2022: less than 79% of them
Lacy-Lakeview’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($554 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $898, and the middle half spent $634–$1,292. Lacy-Lakeview spent less than 79% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($327,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Lacy-Lakeview itself left out).
About $554 per resident a year, or $1.52 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 52%.
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No trend yet
Lacy-Lakeview reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,187 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.36% 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 Lacy-Lakeview’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 Lacy-Lakeview’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lacy-Lakeview →
Who’s in charge in Lacy-Lakeview
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 142 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 (6,803).
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.
Connally Independent School District
Lacy-Lakeview’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,304 per pupil, $8,924 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.
La Vega Independent School District · $13,876 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Lacy-Lakeview’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lacy-Lakeview alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are McLennan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.8%64,606 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat34.0%33,863 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,203 votes).
Most votes in McLennan County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Lacy-Lakeview lies in McLennan County. Every 2024 race in McLennan County is on the county’s page.
McLennan 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 Lacy-Lakeview.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseLacy-Lakeview is split between 2 districts
- 3Texas SenateState senatorDistrict 22
- 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 Lacy-Lakeview compares with the towns next door
Lacy-Lakeview spent $554 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,332 to $1,598. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Lacy-Lakeview’s government
How much does Lacy-Lakeview spend per resident?
About $554 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 $554 was less than 79% of 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lacy-Lakeview?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,187 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.36% 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 Lacy-Lakeview’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lacy-Lakeview yet.
How did Lacy-Lakeview vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lacy-Lakeview alone. McLennan County, where 100% of Lacy-Lakeview lies, voted Trump 64.8%, Harris 34.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lacy-Lakeview?
48 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $210,100 (about $2.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lacy-Lakeview in the state legislature?
Lacy-Lakeview is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 22. 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 →