Huebner-Onion Homestead and Stagecoach Stop · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Leon Valley run?
Leon Valley’s city government spent $10.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $859 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Leon Valley is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Northside Independent School District
Leon Valley’s K–12 school district, shared with Grey Forest, Helotes, Shavano Park, San Antonio. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,126 per pupil, $7,641 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 $859 per resident a year, or $2.35 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 45%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$859 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Leon Valley’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($859 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 68 Texas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $986, and the middle half spent $726–$1,301. Leon Valley spent less than 60% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Leon Valley itself left out).
No trend yet
Leon Valley reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $4,157 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.64% 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 Leon Valley’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 Leon Valley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Leon Valley →
Who’s in charge in Leon Valley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Leon Valley’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on leonvalleytexas.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 121 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 (12,301).
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.
Leon Valley’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Leon Valley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bexar County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.1%411,389 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.4%337,545 votesOthers: 1.5% (11,089 votes).
Most votes in Bexar County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Leon Valley lies in Bexar County. Every 2024 race in Bexar County is on the county’s page.
Bexar 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 Leon Valley.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: leonvalleytexas.gov ↗
- 2Texas HouseLeon Valley is split between 2 districts
- 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 Leon Valley’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Leon Valley’s government
How much does Leon Valley spend per resident?
About $859 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 $859 was less than 60% of 68 Texas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Leon Valley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,157 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see leonvalleytexas.gov.
Who runs Leon Valley’s government?
See leonvalleytexas.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Leon Valley yet.
How did Leon Valley vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Leon Valley alone. Bexar County, where 100% of Leon Valley lies, voted Harris 54.1%, Trump 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Leon Valley?
102 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $546,211 (about $6.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Leon Valley in the state legislature?
Leon Valley is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 26 (José Menéndez). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Leon Valley’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 →