Addison, TX
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AddisonTX averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $499,576 -0.6% yr/yr · +18.3% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
👤 Members & officials (59)
Members seen in recent official meeting records — names and roles as published.
Who’s on the City Council
- Bruce Arfsten — Mayor
- Eileen Resnik — Mayor Pro Tem
- Marlin Willesen — Board Member
- Pro-TemporeEileen Resnik — Mayor
- Dan Liscio — Councilmember
- Darren Gardner — Mayor Pro Tem
- MayorBruceArfsten
- MayorPro-TemporeEileenResnik
- Braun
- CouncilMemberNancy
- DeputyMayorPro
- Faircloth
Who’s on the City Council Regular Meeting
- BruceArfsten — Mayor
- Pro — Vice Mayor
- Pro-TemporeMarlin Willesen — Mayor
- Pro-TemporeDarrenGardner — Mayor
- Dan Liscio — Councilmember
- Howard Freed — Councilmember
- DeputyMayorPro-TemporeNancyCraig
- MayorBruceArfsten
- Barker
- Copeland
- CouncilMemberRandySmith
Who’s on the City Council - Special Budget
- BruceArfsten — Mayor
- Pro — Vice Mayor
- Pro-TemporeDarrenGarnder — Mayor
- CouncilMemberDanLiscio
Who’s on the City Council - Special Canvass
- Bruce Arfsten — Mayor
- Dan Liscio — Councilmember
- Eileen Resnik — Mayor Pro Tem
Who’s on the City Council Special Meeting
- BruceArfsten — Mayor
- Pro — Vice Mayor
- Pro-TemporeDarrenGardner — Mayor
- CouncilMemberDanLiscio
Who’s on the City Council Strategic Planning Retreat
- BruceArfsten — Mayor
- Pro — Vice Mayor
- Pro-TemporeMarlin Willesen — Mayor
Who’s on the City Council Strategic Planning Session
- BruceArfsten — Mayor
- Pro — Vice Mayor
- Pro-TemporeDarrenGardner — Mayor
Who’s on the City Council Work Session Meeting
- BruceArfsten — Mayor
- Pro — Vice Mayor
- Pro-TemporeMarlin Willesen — Mayor
- Pro-TemporeDarrenGardner — Mayor
Who’s on the City Council Work Session Meeting - FY26 Budget
- BruceArfsten — Mayor
- Pro — Vice Mayor
- Pro-TemporeMarlin Willesen — Mayor
- CouncilMemberDanLiscio
Who’s on the Joint Meeting - City Council and P&Z
- Eileen Resnik — Mayor Pro Tem
Who’s on the Special City Council Meeting - FY26 Budget
- Randy Smith — Councilmember
Who’s on the Special City Council Meeting - Strategic Planning
- Bruce Arfsten — Mayor
- Eileen Resnik — Mayor Pro Tem
- CouncilMemberDanLiscio
- CouncilMemberDarrenGardner
- CouncilMemberMarlinWillesen
- CouncilMemberNancyCraig
- DeputyMayorPro- TemporeGuillermoQuintanilla
- MayorBruceArfsten
- MayorPro-TemporeEileenResnik
Municipal budget
Total revenue$89.9M (FY2023)
Total spending$102.2M (FY2023)
Taxes$55.5M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$141.6M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$6,009 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
202534 housing units ($11.7M)
🗳️ Election results (2 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
Mayor
Bruce Arfsten ✓ 823
City Council
Randy Smith ✓ 629 · Marlin Willesen ✓ 580 · Dan Liscio ✓ 580 · Nancy Craig 544
Upcoming
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Wed Oct 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Notice of Possible Quorum - NDCC Leadership Briefing: Dallas Mavericks at Valley View
Thu Oct 22, 2026 · 01:00 PM
Notice of Possible Quorum - Flight Club Grand Opening
Recent meetings
Sat Oct 17, 2026 · 05:00 PM
Notice of Possible Quorum - Addison Coffee Roasters' 40th Anniversary
Tue Sep 1, 2026 · 06:00 PM
Special City Council Meeting - Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
📹 From the video · 1h 45m
Auto-transcribed from the official meeting video (speech-to-text — may contain errors).
>> Okay, good evening. It is 6 o'clock p.m. And we'll call to order this meeting of the Addison City Council on September 1, 2026. This is a special city council meeting on the budget. And we do have a quorum of the council president with all members in attendance this evening. And as always, we'd like to start the meeting with the plagues of both of our flags. If you'll please rise. >> I'll play Bill Edith's flag. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. On the Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to the Texas one safe under God, one indivisible. >> All right, thank you. We have two items on our agenda tonight. They are both public hearings. Our first item is item 3A, hold a public hearing, present and discuss the town of Addison's proposed property tax rate for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2026 and ending September 30, 2027. Steven, good evening. >> Good evening, Mayor and Council. Steven Glickman, Chief Financial Officer. And we're here this evening. We have our first public hearing on the tax rate for fiscal year 2027. So I showed this when we went through the meeting that we had to discuss the budget in early August. But this is the same calendar that I showed you at that point. We moved a little further down the ledger here. So we're here on Tuesday, September 1, for our first public hearing on the tax rate and budget. We have schedu …
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Wed Aug 26, 2026 · 03:00 PM
Notice of Possible Quorum - Braveheart Leadership Program Graduation
Thu Aug 6, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Notice of Possible Quorum - Metrocrest Chamber Economic Development Summit
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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $257.6M | KING AEROSPACE, INC. Department of Defense · 200509!004946!2100!W58RGZ!USA AVIATION AND MISSILE COMMAND!W58RGZ05C03 |
| $76.3M | KING AEROSPACE, INC. Department of Defense · IGF::OT::IGF CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT OF THE ARMY FIXED WING EO-5 |
| $52.2M | REMOTELY PILOTED SOLUTIONS, L.L.C. Department of Defense · BIG SAFARI |
| $27.8M | KING AEROSPACE, INC. Department of Energy · DC-9 AND 737 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES (AMSS) CONTRACT |
| $16.3M | KING AEROSPACE, INC. Department of Transportation · ADD BASE YEAR FUNDING TO CLIN 0001 AND CLIN0007 OF KING AIR BE300/360 |
| $15.4M | TK ELEVATOR CORPORATION Department of Veterans Affairs · PROJECT TITLE: (EO 14398) ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION CLIN 0067 NORTH LAS V |
| $14.1M | LONE STAR AEROSPACE, INC. Department of Defense · MAINTENANCE OF THE AETC EXECUTIVE DECISION MODEL WHICH QUANTIFIES THE |
| $13.9M | SPARTAN IRAQ LLC Department of Defense · IRAQ AIR ACADEMY STAND-UP OCONUS |
| $13.8M | TK ELEVATOR CORPORATION General Services Administration · ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION LAFAYETTE, 811 VERMONT AVE. N.W. WASHINGTON D.C |
| $13.1M | TK ELEVATOR CORPORATION Department of Veterans Affairs · CLIN 0099 BASE ITEM - UNRESTRICTED PROJ 672-26-760 SAN JUAN PUERTO R |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Dallas County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities2 (1 pedestrian · 2023)
Business establishments71,182 (1,648,702 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,884/mo (14 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy33.3% (low numeracy 45% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
228
Recorded votes
$89.9M
Annual budget
$141.6M
Debt outstanding
34
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$89.9M
Spending$102.2M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.
Debt load HIGH
Outstanding debt$141.6M
Debt-to-revenue1.57×
Debt-load index75 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.