How is Rancho Viejo run?
Rancho Viejo’s town government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $570 per resident.
What stands out about how Rancho Viejo is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Brownsville Independent School District
Rancho Viejo’s K–12 school district, shared with Brownsville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,406 per pupil, $8,335 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.
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District · $12,905 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $570 per resident a year, or $1.56 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 47%.
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$570 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Rancho Viejo’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($570 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. Rancho Viejo spent more than 62% 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; Rancho Viejo itself left out).
No trend yet
Rancho Viejo reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $4,455 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.68% 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 Rancho Viejo’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 Rancho Viejo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rancho Viejo →
Who’s in charge in Rancho Viejo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 188 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 (2,446).
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.
Rancho Viejo’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rancho Viejo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cameron County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.4%60,991 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.6%54,258 votesOthers: 0.9% (1,060 votes).
Most votes in Cameron County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Rancho Viejo lies in Cameron County. Every 2024 race in Cameron County is on the county’s page.
Cameron 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 Rancho Viejo.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
How Rancho Viejo compares with the towns next door
Rancho Viejo spent $570 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Rancho Viejo | $570 | $4,455 |
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).
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Questions about Rancho Viejo’s government
How much does Rancho Viejo spend per resident?
About $570 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 $570 was more than 62% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Rancho Viejo?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,455 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Rancho Viejo’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rancho Viejo yet.
How did Rancho Viejo vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Rancho Viejo alone. Cameron County, where 100% of Rancho Viejo lies, voted Trump 52.4%, Harris 46.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rancho Viejo?
13 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $52,088 (about $625,056 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rancho Viejo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Adam Hinojosa) and State House District 37 (Janie Lopez). The House district also covers 17 other towns. 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 →