Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0How is Mustang Ridge run?
Mustang Ridge’s city government spent $469,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $469 per resident.
What stands out about how Mustang Ridge is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Del Valle Independent School District
Mustang Ridge’s K–12 school district, shared with Webberville, Creedmoor. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,965 per pupil, $7,830 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.
Lockhart Independent School District · $11,614 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $469 per resident a year, or $1.28 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 83%.
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$469 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Mustang Ridge’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($469 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $428, and the middle half spent $184–$752. Mustang Ridge spent more than 53% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mustang Ridge itself left out).
No trend yet
Mustang Ridge reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,364 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.05% 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 Mustang Ridge’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 Mustang Ridge’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mustang Ridge →
Who’s in charge in Mustang Ridge
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 72 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 (1,001).
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.
Mustang Ridge’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mustang Ridge alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Caldwell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.4%8,880 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.1%6,618 votesOthers: 1.5% (239 votes).
Most votes in Caldwell County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
51% of Mustang Ridge lies in Caldwell County; the rest in Travis County, Bastrop County. Every 2024 race in Caldwell County is on the county’s page.
Caldwell 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 Mustang Ridge.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseMustang Ridge is split between 2 districts
- 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.
Reach Mustang Ridge’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mustang Ridge’s government
How much does Mustang Ridge spend per resident?
About $469 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 $469 was more than 53% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Mustang Ridge?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,364 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.05% 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 Mustang Ridge’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mustang Ridge yet.
How did Mustang Ridge vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mustang Ridge alone. Caldwell County, where 51% of Mustang Ridge lies, voted Trump 56.4%, Harris 42.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mustang Ridge?
14 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $63,757 (about $765,084 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mustang Ridge in the state legislature?
Mustang Ridge is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 21 (Judith Zaffirini). 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 →