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Cross Creek, OH town hall & government

Cross Creek spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $152 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cross Creek's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$152
typical Ohio towns: $205
Long-term debt
$100,000
$13 per resident
Roads & transportation
$472,00040%
Fire
$345,00030%
Police
$170,00015%
Administration & buildings
$147,00013%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0002%
Health & welfare
$13,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Cross Creek 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 Cross Creek

Full-time staff
4
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Police
2 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

Indian Creek Local School District

Cross Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Bloomingdale, Wintersville, Mingo Junction, Wayne, Steubenville and Steubenville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,872
Ohio: $16,610
Students
1,953
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 53%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $12,872 per pupil, $7,371 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.

Also serving Cross Creek: Buckeye Local School District ($17,163 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cross Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$1,597
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$140,900
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.

Local

Contact Cross Creek's government

Town hall & decisions in Cross Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cross Creek

Cross Creek is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Michael A. Rulli. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Cross Creek'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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