Town Hall · Crossett

Crossett, AR town hall & government

Crossett spent $10.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,169 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crossett's money goes

Spent
$10.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,169
typical Arkansas cities: $1,919
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
$803 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million21%
Fire
$2 million19%
Police
$1.8 million18%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million12%
Sewer & trash
$1 million10%
Roads & transportation
$722,0007%
Administration & buildings
$477,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$172,0002%
Health & welfare
$18,000<1%
Other
$672,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Crossett

Full-time staff
88
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
and 19 full-time firefighters
Police
24 full-time
Fire
20 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time10 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Crossett didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Crossett School District

Crossett's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,176
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,629
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 16%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,176 per pupil, $6,781 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 Crossett pay

Typical tax bill
$749
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$114,600
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.

Local

Contact Crossett's government

Town hall & decisions in Crossett →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crossett

Crossett is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Crossett'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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