Cotter, AR town hall & government
Cotter spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,485 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cotter's government.
Where Cotter's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 44%
- Utility sales 15%
- Fees & charges 14%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- From the state 7%
- Sales taxes 6%
- From other local governments 3%
- From the federal government 1%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Cotter
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Cotter School District
Cotter's K–12 school district, shared with Gassville. 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 73%
- Federal 15%
Of the $13,719 per pupil, $8,275 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 Cotter kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cotter 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Cotter's government
Who represents Cotter
Cotter 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.