Town Hall · Franklin

Franklin, AR town hall & government

Franklin spent $149,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $780 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Franklin's money goes

Spent
$149,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$780
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$44,00030%
Roads & transportation
$37,00025%
Fire
$25,00017%
Administration & buildings
$15,00010%
Other
$28,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Utility sales 32%
  • From the state 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 5%

Franklin 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 Franklin

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Izard Cty Consolidated Schools

Franklin's K–12 school district, shared with Oxford and Horseshoe Bend. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,385
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
605
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $16,385 per pupil, $9,760 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 Franklin pay

Typical tax bill
$509
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$117,500
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 Franklin's government

Town hall & decisions in Franklin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Franklin

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

All of Franklin'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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