Town Hall · Corinth

Corinth, TX town hall & government

Corinth spent $35 million in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,541 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Corinth's money goes

Spent
$35 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,541
typical Texas cities: $2,331
Long-term debt
$74.8 million
$3,296 per resident
Water & other utilities
$9 million26%
Fire
$6.6 million19%
Police
$4.9 million14%
Sewer & trash
$4.9 million14%
Administration & buildings
$3.3 million10%
Interest on debt
$2 million6%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million4%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$222,0001%
Other
$1.5 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Corinth

Full-time staff
163
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
31
and 45 full-time firefighters
Fire
50 full-time
Police
34 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
25 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
19 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time1 part
Other
11 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Denton Independent School District

Corinth's K–12 school district, shared with Denton, Shady Shores, Cross Roads, Bartonville, Copper Canyon and Little Elm. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,854
Texas: $12,815
Students
32,866
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.1 billion
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal

  • Local 71%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,854 per pupil, $7,001 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 Corinth: Lake Dallas Independent School District ($11,970 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Corinth pay

Typical tax bill
$6,308
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$375,600
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 Corinth's government

🏛️ Official websiteCityOfCorinth.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Corinth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Corinth

Corinth is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Brandon Gill. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Corinth'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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