Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Westover Hills spent more per resident in 2022 than 99% of similar cities
Westover Hills’ town government spent $2.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3,312 per resident. Water and other utilities ($458,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Westover Hills is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$3,312 per resident in 2022: more than 99% of them
Westover Hills’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,312 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–$750. Westover Hills spent more than 99% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($105,000), 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; Westover Hills itself left out).
About $3,312 per resident a year, or $9.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 63%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Westover Hills collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Westover Hills reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Westover Hills’ 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 Westover Hills’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Westover Hills →
Who’s in charge in Westover Hills
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Westover Hills’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on westoverhills.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 27 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 (679).
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.
Fort Worth Independent School District
Westover Hills’ K–12 school district, shared with Benbrook, Forest Hill, Westworth Village, Edgecliff Village, Fort Worth. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,777 per pupil, $7,863 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.
Westover Hills’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Westover Hills 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 Westover Hills 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 Westover Hills.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: westoverhills.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.
Reach Westover Hills’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Westover Hills’ government
How much does Westover Hills spend per resident?
About $3,312 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 $3,312 was more than 99% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Westover Hills’ government?
See westoverhills.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Westover Hills yet.
How did Westover Hills vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Westover Hills alone. Tarrant County, where 100% of Westover Hills lies, voted Trump 51.8%, Harris 46.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Westover Hills?
25 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $134,306 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Westover Hills 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 Westover Hills’ government
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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 →