Town Hall · Crossville

Crossville, AL town hall & government

Crossville spent $396,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $214 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Crossville's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Crossville's money goes

Spent
$396,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$214
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$342,000
$185 per resident
Police
$163,00041%
Administration & buildings
$84,00021%
Parks & libraries
$57,00014%
Roads & transportation
$52,00013%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$40,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • Sales taxes 33%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Fees & charges 1%

Crossville didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Crossville

Full-time staff
12
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

DeKalb County School District

Crossville's K–12 school district, shared with Fyffe, Geraldine, Hammondville, Henagar, Ider and Lakeview. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,288
Alabama: $13,926
Students
8,704
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal

  • Local 16%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $13,288 per pupil, $7,655 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Crossville pay

Typical tax bill
$567
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$129,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Crossville's government

Town hall & decisions in Crossville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crossville

Crossville is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Robert B. Aderholt. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Crossville's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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