Town Hall · Cave

Cave, AR town hall & government

Cave spent $495,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $257 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cave's money goes

Spent
$495,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$257
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$90,000
$47 per resident
Police
$363,00073%
Administration & buildings
$77,00016%
Fire
$12,0002%
Parks & libraries
$12,0002%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$30,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 59%
  • From the state 23%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cave

Full-time staff
10
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cave City School District

Cave's K–12 school district, shared with Evening Shade and Sidney. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,952
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,166
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,952 per pupil, $8,164 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 Cave pay

Typical tax bill
$529
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$120,700
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 Cave's government

Town hall & decisions in Cave →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cave

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

All of Cave'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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