Town Hall · Bassett

Bassett, AR town hall & government

Bassett spent $196,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,256 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bassett's money goes

Spent
$196,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,256
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$347,000
$2,224 per resident
Water & other utilities
$98,00050%
Sewer & trash
$25,00013%
Police
$21,00011%
Administration & buildings
$18,0009%
Roads & transportation
$16,0008%
Fire
$5,0003%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$12,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 30%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • From the state 9%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 4%

Bassett didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bassett

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rivercrest School District

Bassett's K–12 school district, shared with Birdsong, Dyess, Joiner, Keiser, Luxora and Marie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,444
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,170
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,444 per pupil, $8,343 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 Bassett pay

Typical tax bill
$560
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
1.00%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$55,900
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 Bassett's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Bassett

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

All of Bassett'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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