How is Seabrook run?
Seabrook’s city government spent $20.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,504 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Seabrook didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Seabrook is run
Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.
6 upcoming meetings at town hall
From Seabrook’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.
- Nov5Parks and Trails CommitteeThursday · 5:00 pm · Public Works Training Room, 1100 Red Bluff RoadAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov12Economic Development CorporationThursday · 6:00 pm · City Council Chambers, 1700 1st StreetSeabrook Economic Development CorporationMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov17City CouncilTuesday · 6:00 pm · City Council Chambers, 1700 1st StreetCity Council MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov19Planning & Zoning CommissionThursday · 6:00 pm · City Council Chambers, 1700 1st StreetPlanning & Zoning Commission MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Dec1City CouncilTuesday · 6:00 pm · City Council Chambers, 1700 1st StreetCity Council MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Dec3Parks and Trails CommitteeThursday · 5:00 pm · Public Works Training Room, 1100 Red Bluff RoadMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
Recent meetings
- Nov3City CouncilTuesday · 6:00 pm · City Council Chambers, 1700 1st StreetCity Council MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct20City CouncilTuesday · 6:00 pm · City Council Chambers, 1700 1st StreetCity Council MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct15Planning & Zoning CommissionThursday · 6:00 pm · City Council Chambers, 1700 1st StreetPlanning & Zoning Commission MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct8Parks and Trails CommitteeThursday · 5:00 pm · Public Works Training Room, 1100 Red Bluff RoadAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct7Economic Development CorporationWednesday · 1:00 pm · 1700 First StreetEconomic Development Corporation Workshop & Special MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.
Agenda portal ↗About $1,504 per resident a year, or $4.12 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Seabrook didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Seabrook yet
Every year of Seabrook’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $5,730 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.64% 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 Seabrook’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 Seabrook’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Seabrook →
Who’s in charge in Seabrook
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 123 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (13,708).
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.
Clear Creek Independent School District
Seabrook’s K–12 school district, shared with Clear Lake Shores, El Lago, Kemah, Nassau Bay, Taylor Lake Village and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,905 per pupil, $6,845 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.
Seabrook’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Seabrook alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Harris County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat51.9%808,771 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.4%722,695 votesOthers: 1.7% (26,018 votes).
Most votes in Harris County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Seabrook lies in Harris County; the rest in Chambers County, Galveston County. Every 2024 race in Harris County is on the county’s page.
Harris 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 Seabrook.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.seabrook.tx.us ↗
- 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 Seabrook compares with the towns next door
Seabrook’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $702 to $1,341 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| El Lago | $702 | $6,464 |
| League City | $868 | $5,864 |
| Pasadena | $966 | $2,899 |
| Kemah | $1,341 | $3,978 |
| Clear Lake Shores | estimate | $5,710 |
| Seabrook | estimate | $5,730 |
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).
Reach Seabrook’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Seabrook’s government
How much does Seabrook spend per resident?
About $1,504 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Seabrook didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $25.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Seabrook?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,730 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.seabrook.tx.us.
Who runs Seabrook’s government?
See ci.seabrook.tx.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Seabrook yet.
How did Seabrook vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Seabrook alone. Harris County, where 100% of Seabrook lies, voted Harris 51.9%, Trump 46.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Seabrook?
111 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $655,635 (about $7.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Seabrook in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Mayes Middleton) and State House District 129 (Dennis Paul). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
When is the next public meeting in Seabrook?
The next posted meeting is Parks and Trails Committee on Thursday, November 5, at 5:00 pm in Public Works Training Room, 1100 Red Bluff Road, from the city’s own agenda portal.
Ask neighbors about Seabrook’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 Seabrook, 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 →