Town Hall · Cross Roads

Cross Roads, PA town hall & government

Cross Roads spent $135,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $267 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cross Roads's money goes

Spent
$135,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$267
typical Pennsylvania cities: $923
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$62,00046%
Police
$20,00015%
Administration & buildings
$9,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0007%
Fire
$8,0006%
Parks & libraries
$7,0005%
Health & welfare
$4,0003%
Other
$16,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 48%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • From the state 16%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cross Roads

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Eastern School District

Cross Roads's K–12 school district, shared with Delta, East Hopewell, Fawn Grove, Fawn, Hopewell and Peach Bottom. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,390
Pennsylvania: $21,758
Students
2,462
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal

  • Local 61%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,390 per pupil, $12,553 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 Roads pay

Typical tax bill
$3,770
a year · Pennsylvania typical $3,311
Effective rate
1.35%
of home value · Pennsylvania 1.30%
Typical home value
$278,800
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

Contact Cross Roads's government

Town hall & decisions in Cross Roads →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cross Roads

Cross Roads is represented in Congress by Senators John Fetterman and David McCormick and Representative Lloyd Smucker. Josh Shapiro is governor.

All of Cross Roads'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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