Town Hall · Powells Crossroads

Powells Crossroads, TN town hall & government

Powells Crossroads spent $338,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $250 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Powells Crossroads's money goes

Spent
$338,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$250
typical Tennessee cities: $1,273
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$76,00022%
Administration & buildings
$58,00017%
Fire
$3,0001%
Other
$201,00059%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Powells Crossroads

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
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

Marion County School District

Powells Crossroads's K–12 school district, shared with Jasper, Kimball, New Hope, Orme, Whitwell and South Pittsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,028
Tennessee: $13,059
Students
3,996
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal

  • Local 28%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $11,028 per pupil, $6,391 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 Powells Crossroads pay

Typical tax bill
$806
a year · Tennessee typical $1,442
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · Tennessee 0.50%
Typical home value
$187,800
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 Powells Crossroads's government

Town hall & decisions in Powells Crossroads →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Powells Crossroads

Powells Crossroads is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Scott DesJarlais. Bill Lee is governor.

All of Powells Crossroads'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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