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How Brookland is run

Brookland spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $349 per resident.

Town website
City budget
$1.3 million
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$349
Below typical Arkansas cities ($1,073)
Long-term debt
$779,000
$202 per resident
City staff
24
full-time · 3 part-time
Typical tax bill
$766
a year · AR $1,040

What stands out about how Brookland is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $349 per resident a year, or $0.96 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 25% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 52%From the state 14%Utility sales 13%Fees & charges 13%Interest, fines & other 5%Property taxes 2%Other taxes & licenses <1%From other local governments <1%From the federal government <1%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $766 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.45% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Arkansas$1,040
Brookland$766
$766
typical bill a year
0.45%
effective rate
$169,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Brookland’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Brookland

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Brookland yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Brookland

One full-time town employee for every 161 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings10
Police7 + 3 pt
Roads & transportation2
Water & other utilities2
Courts, inspections & corrections1
Sewer & trash1
Other1
24
full-time
3
part-time
$36,200
average full-time pay, before benefits
7
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Brookland School District

Brookland’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Brookland →
$11,483
per pupil · AR $13,585
3,149
students
$29.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,483 per pupil, $7,284 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 17%State 75%Federal 8%

Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Brookland

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Brookland.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Arkansas HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Arkansas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arkansas

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Brookland’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitecityofbrookland.com ↗

Questions about how Brookland is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Brookland get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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