How is Post Oak Bend run?
Post Oak Bend’s city government spent $63,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $101 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Post Oak Bend didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Post Oak Bend is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Kaufman Independent School District
Post Oak Bend’s K–12 school district, shared with Oak Grove, Kaufman, Oak Ridge. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,996 per pupil, $7,101 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 $101 per resident a year, or $0.28 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 70%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Post Oak Bend 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 Post Oak Bend yet
Every year of Post Oak Bend’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 $5,848 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.49% 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 Post Oak Bend’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 Post Oak Bend’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Post Oak Bend →
Who’s in charge in Post Oak Bend
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Reach Post Oak Bend’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Post Oak Bend’s government
How much does Post Oak Bend spend per resident?
About $101 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Post Oak Bend didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $63,000.
What is the property tax rate in Post Oak Bend?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,848 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.49% 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 Post Oak Bend’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Post Oak Bend yet.
How many people work for Post Oak Bend?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $718 (about $8,616 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Ask neighbors about Post Oak Bend’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 (for Post Oak Bend, 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 →