Town Hall · Berryville

Berryville, AR town hall & government

Berryville spent $9.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,697 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Berryville's money goes

Spent
$9.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,697
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$304 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million22%
Water & other utilities
$2 million20%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million15%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million14%
Police
$1.3 million14%
Paid to other governments
$522,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$295,0003%
Fire
$150,0002%
Administration & buildings
$143,0001%
Health & welfare
$81,0001%
Other
$264,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Berryville 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 Berryville

Full-time staff
38
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
7 full-time24 part
Police
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Berryville Public Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,024
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,810
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.1 million
at year end

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

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

Of the $14,024 per pupil, $7,573 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 Berryville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,051
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$165,400
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.

Local

Contact Berryville's government

🏛️ Official websiteberryville.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Berryville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Berryville

Berryville is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Berryville'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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