Cabot, AR town hall & government
Cabot spent $74.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,771 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cabot's government.
Who runs Cabot
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Cabot's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 39%
- Utility sales 13%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- From other local governments 11%
- Fees & charges 10%
- From the state 8%
- Property taxes 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Cabot
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cabot didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Cabot Public Schools
Cabot's K–12 school district, shared with Austin and Ward. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal
- Local 12%
- State 77%
- Federal 10%
Of the $11,648 per pupil, $6,789 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.
Which schools Cabot kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cabot pay
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.
Contact Cabot's government
Who represents Cabot
Cabot is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.
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.