Snook spent more per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Snook’s city government spent $373,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $681 per resident. Water and other utilities ($469,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Snook is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$681 per resident in 2022: more than 68% of them
Snook’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($681 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. Snook spent more than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($313,000), 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; Snook itself left out).
About $681 per resident a year, or $1.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 84%.
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No trend yet
Snook reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,100 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.48% 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 Snook’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 Snook’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Snook →
Who’s in charge in Snook
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 548 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 (548).
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.
Snook Independent School District
Snook’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,774 per pupil, $7,746 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.
Snook’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Snook alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Burleson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.0%7,588 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.2%1,703 votesOthers: 0.8% (74 votes).
Most votes in Burleson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Snook lies in Burleson County. Every 2024 race in Burleson County is on the county’s page.
Burleson 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 Snook.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
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Questions about Snook’s government
How much does Snook spend per resident?
About $681 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $681 was more than 68% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Snook?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,100 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.48% 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 Snook’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Snook yet.
How did Snook vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Snook alone. Burleson County, where 100% of Snook lies, voted Trump 81.0%, Harris 18.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Snook?
1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,356 (about $40,272 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Snook in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Lois Kolkhorst) and State House District 17 (Stan Gerdes). The House district also covers 19 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 →