Town Hall · Conway

Conway, AR town hall & government

Conway spent $237.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,507 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Conway's money goes

Spent
$237.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,507
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$192.6 million
$2,849 per resident
Water & other utilities
$96 million40%
Sewer & trash
$24.3 million10%
Police
$18.5 million8%
Parks & libraries
$16.8 million7%
Fire
$15.8 million7%
Roads & transportation
$15.1 million6%
Interest on debt
$5.3 million2%
Administration & buildings
$4.9 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.3 million1%
Health & welfare
$572,000<1%
Housing & development
$549,000<1%
Other
$37.1 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Conway

Full-time staff
528
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
130
and 122 full-time firefighters
Police
166 full-time
Fire
124 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
98 full-time
Parks & libraries
30 full-time36 part
Roads & transportation
42 full-time
Administration & buildings
34 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
21 full-time1 part
Other
13 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Conway didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Conway Public Schools

Conway's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,156
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
10,174
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$130 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,156 per pupil, $6,987 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.

Also serving Conway: Mayflower School District ($11,308 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Conway pay

Typical tax bill
$1,467
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$252,100
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

Contact Conway's government

🏛️ Official websiteconwayarkansas.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Conway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Conway

Conway is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Conway'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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