How is Laguna Vista run?
Laguna Vista’s town government spent $1.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $559 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Laguna Vista didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Laguna Vista is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Point Isabel Independent School District
Laguna Vista’s K–12 school district, shared with Port Isabel, South Padre Island. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,449 per pupil, $8,725 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.
About $559 per resident a year, or $1.53 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 33%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Laguna Vista didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Laguna Vista yet
Every year of Laguna Vista’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $3,489 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 Laguna Vista’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 Laguna Vista’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Laguna Vista →
Who’s in charge in Laguna Vista
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 189 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 (3,217).
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.
Laguna Vista’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Laguna Vista alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cameron County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.4%60,991 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.6%54,258 votesOthers: 0.9% (1,060 votes).
Most votes in Cameron County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Laguna Vista lies in Cameron County. Every 2024 race in Cameron County is on the county’s page.
Cameron 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 Laguna Vista.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Laguna Vista compares with the towns next door
Laguna Vista’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Vista | estimate | $3,489 |
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 Laguna Vista’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Laguna Vista’s government
How much does Laguna Vista spend per resident?
About $559 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Laguna Vista didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Laguna Vista?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,489 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 town’s assessor.
Who runs Laguna Vista’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Laguna Vista yet.
How did Laguna Vista vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Laguna Vista alone. Cameron County, where 100% of Laguna Vista lies, voted Trump 52.4%, Harris 46.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Laguna Vista?
17 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $77,711 (about $932,532 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Laguna Vista in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Adam Hinojosa) and State House District 37 (Janie Lopez). The House district also covers 17 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 (for Laguna Vista, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →