Town Hall · Flippin

Flippin, AR town hall & government

Flippin spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,986 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Flippin's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,986
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$700,000
$532 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million43%
Police
$456,00017%
Administration & buildings
$256,00010%
Sewer & trash
$237,0009%
Roads & transportation
$231,0009%
Fire
$190,0007%
Parks & libraries
$126,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 31%
  • Sales taxes 29%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Flippin

Full-time staff
19
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Flippin School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,543
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
768
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,543 per pupil, $9,040 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 Flippin pay

Typical tax bill
$589
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$113,800
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Flippin

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

All of Flippin'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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