Town Hall · Augusta

Augusta, AR town hall & government

Augusta spent $5.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,872 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Augusta's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,872
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$473,000
$246 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.4 million43%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million21%
Sewer & trash
$653,00012%
Police
$590,00011%
Roads & transportation
$262,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$157,0003%
Fire
$94,0002%
Health & welfare
$89,0002%
Interest on debt
$11,000<1%
Other
$116,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Augusta didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Augusta

Full-time staff
29
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time18 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Police
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Augusta School District

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

Spending per pupil
$18,503
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
346
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 14%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $18,503 per pupil, $10,150 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 Augusta pay

Typical tax bill
$693
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$117,000
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 Augusta's government

Town hall & decisions in Augusta →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Augusta

Augusta is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Augusta'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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