Town Hall · Cross Timbers

Cross Timbers, MO town hall & government

Cross Timbers spent $81,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $380 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cross Timbers's money goes

Spent
$81,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$380
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$155,000
$728 per resident
Sewer & trash
$28,00035%
Administration & buildings
$17,00021%
Police
$14,00017%
Water & other utilities
$9,00011%
Roads & transportation
$7,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0004%
Interest on debt
$2,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Income taxes 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cross Timbers

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hickory County R-I School District

Cross Timbers's K–12 school district, shared with Preston and Urbana. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,961
Missouri: $14,569
Students
710
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 32%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $10,961 per pupil, $6,552 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 Timbers pay

Typical tax bill
$890
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$176,800
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Cross Timbers

Cross Timbers is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Mark Alford. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Cross Timbers'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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