Town Hall · Cross Roads

Cross Roads, TX town hall & government

Cross Roads spent $2.9 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,833 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
$2.9 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,833
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Paid to other governments
$1.4 million50%
Administration & buildings
$887,00031%
Roads & transportation
$317,00011%
Police
$140,0005%
Parks & libraries
$40,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,0001%
Health & welfare
$13,000<1%
Other
$43,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 82%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cross Roads

Full-time staff
16
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Denton Independent School District

Cross Roads's K–12 school district, shared with Denton, Shady Shores, Corinth, 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 Cross Roads: Aubrey Independent School District ($10,866 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cross Roads pay

Typical tax bill
$7,843
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$632,300
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

🏛️ Official websitecrossroadstx.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cross Roads →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cross Roads

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