Town Hall · Cross

Cross, FL town hall & government

Cross spent $2.8 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,608 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cross's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,608
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$1,776 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million64%
Police
$415,00015%
Administration & buildings
$293,00010%
Water & other utilities
$91,0003%
Roads & transportation
$87,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$52,0002%
Fire
$44,0002%
Health & welfare
$12,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Other
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cross

Full-time staff
16
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Police
5 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cross didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dixie County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,912
Florida: $13,006
Students
2,071
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 20%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $12,912 per pupil, $6,610 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 Cross pay

Typical tax bill
$863
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$97,400
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 Cross's government

Town hall & decisions in Cross →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cross

Cross is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Kat Cammack. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Cross'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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