Austin, AR town hall & government
Austin spent $4.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,025 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Austin's government.
Where Austin's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 34%
- Sales taxes 33%
- Interest, fines & other 15%
- Fees & charges 12%
- Property taxes 5%
Who works for Austin
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Cabot Public Schools
Austin's K–12 school district, shared with Cabot and Ward. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal
- Local 12%
- State 77%
- Federal 10%
Of the $11,648 per pupil, $6,789 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.
Which schools Austin kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Austin pay
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.
Contact Austin's government
Who represents Austin
Austin is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.
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.