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Crescent, OK town hall & government

Crescent spent $1.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,106 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crescent's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,106
typical Oklahoma cities: $1,647
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$2,111 per resident
Administration & buildings
$411,00024%
Police
$374,00021%
Sewer & trash
$313,00018%
Water & other utilities
$308,00018%
Parks & libraries
$54,0003%
Fire
$53,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$53,0003%
Health & welfare
$36,0002%
Roads & transportation
$35,0002%
Interest on debt
$9,0001%
Other
$100,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 33%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the state <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Crescent

Full-time staff
13
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Crescent Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$11,374
Oklahoma: $12,210
Students
575
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal

  • Local 44%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $11,374 per pupil, $6,323 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 Crescent pay

Typical tax bill
$967
a year · Oklahoma typical $1,599
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Oklahoma 0.80%
Typical home value
$154,700
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 Crescent's government

🏛️ Official websitecrescentoklahoma.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Crescent →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crescent

Crescent is represented in Congress by Senators James Lankford and Alan Armstrong and Representative Frank D. Lucas. Kevin Stitt is governor.

All of Crescent'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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