Town Hall · Hillcrest Heights

Hillcrest Heights, FL town hall & government

Hillcrest Heights spent $25,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $82 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hillcrest Heights's money goes

Spent
$25,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$82
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$25,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 25%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Hillcrest Heights

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Polk County School District

Hillcrest Heights's K–12 school district, shared with Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Eagle Lake and Fort Meade. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,447
Florida: $13,006
Students
111,041
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$263.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $12,447 per pupil, $7,619 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 Hillcrest Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$2,293
a year · Florida typical $2,730
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Florida 0.76%
Typical home value
$270,000
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 Hillcrest Heights's government

Town hall & decisions in Hillcrest Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hillcrest Heights

Hillcrest Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Scott Franklin. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Hillcrest Heights'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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