Photo: Leaflet · CC BY-SA 3.0How is New Home run?
New Home’s city government spent $125,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $333 per resident. Water and other utilities ($16,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how New Home is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $333 per resident a year, or $0.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$333 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
New Home’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($333 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 $433, and the middle half spent $184–$752. New Home spent less than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($62,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; New Home itself left out).
No trend yet
New Home reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,469 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.04% 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 New Home’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 New Home’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Home →
Who’s in charge in New Home
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
New Home’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofnewhome.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 375 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 (375).
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.
New Home Independent School District
New Home’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,089 per pupil, $6,475 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.
New Home’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Home alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lynn County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.6%2,171 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.3%367 votesOthers: 1.1% (28 votes).
Most votes in Lynn County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of New Home lies in Lynn County. Every 2024 race in Lynn County is on the county’s page.
Lynn 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 New Home.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofnewhome.com ↗
- 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.
Reach New Home’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about New Home’s government
How much does New Home spend per resident?
About $333 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $333 was less than 59% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in New Home?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,469 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.04% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofnewhome.com.
Who runs New Home’s government?
See cityofnewhome.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Home yet.
How did New Home vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Home alone. Lynn County, where 100% of New Home lies, voted Trump 84.6%, Harris 14.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for New Home?
1 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,600 (about $43,200 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents New Home in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 83 (Dustin Burrows). The House district also covers 27 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about New Home’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 →