Town Hall · Bono

Bono, AR town hall & government

Bono spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $463 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bono's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$463
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$123,000
$47 per resident
Administration & buildings
$396,00033%
Roads & transportation
$378,00031%
Police
$296,00025%
Fire
$49,0004%
Health & welfare
$44,0004%
Parks & libraries
$36,0003%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 64%
  • From the state 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Bono

Full-time staff
12
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$37,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Police
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Westside Consolidated School District

Bono's K–12 school district, shared with Cash and Egypt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,044
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,873
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $11,044 per pupil, $6,466 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 Bono pay

Typical tax bill
$802
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$162,100
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Bono

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

All of Bono'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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