How is Somerset run?
Somerset’s city government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, about $1,063 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Somerset didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Somerset is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $3,273 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.63% 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 Somerset’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 Somerset’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Somerset →
About $1,063 per resident a year, or $2.91 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Somerset collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Somerset 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 Somerset yet
Every year of Somerset’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 →Who’s in charge in Somerset
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 153 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,983).
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.
Somerset Independent School District
Somerset’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,773 per pupil, $6,823 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.
Somerset’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Somerset alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bexar County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.1%411,389 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.4%337,545 votesOthers: 1.5% (11,089 votes).
Most votes in Bexar County: Kamala D Harris
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Somerset lies in Bexar County. Every 2024 race in Bexar County is on the county’s page.
Bexar 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 Somerset.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in CongressTexas’s 23rd District
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Somerset’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Somerset’s government
How much does Somerset spend per resident?
About $1,063 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Somerset didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Somerset?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,273 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.63% 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 Somerset’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Somerset yet.
How did Somerset vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Somerset alone. Bexar County, where 100% of Somerset lies, voted Harris 54.1%, Trump 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Somerset?
13 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $63,519 (about $762,228 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Somerset in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Roland Gutierrez) and State House District 118 (John Lujan). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Somerset’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 Somerset, 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 →