Photo: Liveon001 ©Travis Witt · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Mountain City run?
Mountain City’s city government spent $25,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $29 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mountain City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mountain City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Hays Consolidated Independent School District
Mountain City’s K–12 school district, shared with Buda, Hays, Uhland, Kyle, Niederwald. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,392 per pupil, $6,781 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 $29 per resident a year, or $0.08 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 92%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Mountain City collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Mountain City 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 Mountain City yet
Every year of Mountain City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $7,621 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.54% 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 Mountain City’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Mountain City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mountain City →
Who’s in charge in Mountain City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mountain City’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mountain City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hays County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.1%65,528 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.4%58,438 votesOthers: 1.5% (1,861 votes).
Most votes in Hays County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Mountain City lies in Hays County. Every 2024 race in Hays County is on the county’s page.
Hays 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 Mountain City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Mountain City compares with the towns next door
Mountain City’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle | estimate | $6,170 |
| Mountain City | estimate | $7,621 |
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 Mountain City’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mountain City’s government
How much does Mountain City spend per resident?
About $29 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mountain City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $29,000.
What is the property tax rate in Mountain City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,621 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.54% 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 Mountain City’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mountain City yet.
How did Mountain City vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mountain City alone. Hays County, where 100% of Mountain City lies, voted Harris 52.1%, Trump 46.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mountain City?
0 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,473 (about $17,676 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mountain City in the state legislature?
Mountain City is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mountain City’s government
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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 Mountain City, 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 →