Town Hall · Greers Ferry

Greers Ferry, AR town hall & government

Greers Ferry spent $474,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $566 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Greers Ferry's money goes

Spent
$474,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$566
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$270,00057%
Administration & buildings
$86,00018%
Parks & libraries
$59,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0002%
Fire
$3,0001%
Other
$46,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 67%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Greers Ferry

Full-time staff
11
45 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time14 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time2 part
Police
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Side School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,778
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
514
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $16,778 per pupil, $10,054 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 Greers Ferry pay

Typical tax bill
$1,066
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$207,000
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 Greers Ferry's government

🏛️ Official websitegreersferry.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Greers Ferry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greers Ferry

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

All of Greers Ferry'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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