Town Hall · Briarcliff

Briarcliff, AR town hall & government

Briarcliff spent $118,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $472 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Briarcliff's money goes

Spent
$118,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$472
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$85,00072%
Sewer & trash
$19,00016%
Water & other utilities
$9,0008%
Police
$5,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 43%
  • From other local governments 30%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the state 8%
Town workforce

Who works for Briarcliff

Full-time staff
2
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Norfork Schools

Briarcliff's K–12 school district, shared with Norfork and Salesville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,859
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
454
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.3 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 $14,859 per pupil, $7,870 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 Briarcliff pay

Typical tax bill
$1,129
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$192,500
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 Briarcliff's government

Town hall & decisions in Briarcliff →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Briarcliff

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

All of Briarcliff'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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