Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Powells Crossroads spent less per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Powells Crossroads’ town government spent $338,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $250 per resident.
What stands out about how Powells Crossroads is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$250 per resident in 2022: less than 80% of them
Powells Crossroads’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($250 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $579, and the middle half spent $306–$828. Powells Crossroads spent less than 80% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Powells Crossroads itself left out).
About $250 per resident a year, or $0.68 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 22%.
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No trend yet
Powells Crossroads reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $806 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.43% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Powells Crossroads’ rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Powells Crossroads’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Powells Crossroads →
Who’s in charge in Powells Crossroads
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 1,352 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,352).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Marion County School District
Powells Crossroads’ K–12 school district, shared with Jasper, Kimball, New Hope, Orme, Whitwell and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,028 per pupil, $6,391 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Powells Crossroads’ votes are counted by county
Tennessee reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Powells Crossroads alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marion County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%10,788 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%3,026 votesOthers: 0.9% (119 votes).
Most votes in Marion County: Donald J Trump
Tennessee: Trump 64.2%, Harris 34.5%
100% of Powells Crossroads lies in Marion County. Every 2024 race in Marion County is on the county’s page.
Marion County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Powells Crossroads.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Tennessee HouseState representatives
- 3Tennessee SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Tennessee
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Powells Crossroads’ government
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Questions about Powells Crossroads’ government
How much does Powells Crossroads spend per resident?
About $250 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $250 was less than 80% of 113 Tennessee cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Powells Crossroads?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $806 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Tennessee. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Powells Crossroads’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Powells Crossroads yet.
How did Powells Crossroads vote in 2024?
Tennessee counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Powells Crossroads alone. Marion County, where 100% of Powells Crossroads lies, voted Trump 77.4%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Powells Crossroads?
1 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,937 (about $119,244 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Powells Crossroads in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Todd Gardenhire) and State House District 39 (Iris Rudder). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →