Town Hall · Roscoe

Roscoe, TX town hall & government

Roscoe spent $1.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $881 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roscoe's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$881
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$4 million
$3,065 per resident
Water & other utilities
$755,00066%
Police
$207,00018%
Sewer & trash
$105,0009%
Administration & buildings
$50,0004%
Fire
$30,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Sales taxes 13%
Town workforce

Who works for Roscoe

Full-time staff
6
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,578
Texas: $12,815
Students
8,425
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 5%
  • State 93%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $11,578 per pupil, $11,078 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 Roscoe pay

Typical tax bill
$1,848
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
2.04%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$90,500
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 Roscoe's government

Town hall & decisions in Roscoe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roscoe

Roscoe is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jodey C. Arrington. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Roscoe'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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