How is River Oaks run?
River Oaks’ city government spent $8.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,094 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: River Oaks didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how River Oaks is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,094 per resident a year, or $3.00 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
River Oaks 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 River Oaks yet
Every year of River Oaks’ 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 $2,756 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% 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 River Oaks’ 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 River Oaks’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in River Oaks →
Who’s in charge in River Oaks
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
River Oaks’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on riveroakstx.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 114 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 (7,539).
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.
Castleberry Independent School District
River Oaks’ K–12 school district, shared with Sansom Park. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,614 per pupil, $8,478 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.
River Oaks’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for River Oaks alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tarrant County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.8%426,626 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.7%384,501 votesOthers: 1.5% (12,185 votes).
Most votes in Tarrant County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of River Oaks lies in Tarrant County. Every 2024 race in Tarrant County is on the county’s page.
Tarrant 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 River Oaks.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: riveroakstx.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 River Oaks’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about River Oaks’ government
How much does River Oaks spend per resident?
About $1,094 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (River Oaks didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $10.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in River Oaks?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,756 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see riveroakstx.com.
Who runs River Oaks’ government?
See riveroakstx.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for River Oaks yet.
How did River Oaks vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for River Oaks alone. Tarrant County, where 100% of River Oaks lies, voted Trump 51.8%, Harris 46.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for River Oaks?
66 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $301,317 (about $3.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents River Oaks in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Taylor Rehmet) and State House District 99 (Charlie Geren). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about River Oaks’ 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 River Oaks, 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 →