Hazen, AR town hall & government
Hazen spent $2.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,579 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Hazen's government.
Where Hazen's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 41%
- Utility sales 26%
- Interest, fines & other 15%
- From the state 9%
- From the federal government 5%
- Property taxes 3%
- Fees & charges 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Hazen
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Hazen School District
Hazen's K–12 school district, shared with De Valls Bluff, Fredonia (Biscoe) and Ulm. 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 19%
- State 70%
- Federal 11%
Of the $14,515 per pupil, $7,723 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 Hazen kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Hazen 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 Hazen's government
Who represents Hazen
Hazen 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.