Town Hall · Hazen

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.

Town budget

Where Hazen's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,579
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$1,013 per resident
Police
$626,00028%
Water & other utilities
$360,00016%
Sewer & trash
$352,00016%
Administration & buildings
$205,0009%
Roads & transportation
$178,0008%
Parks & libraries
$162,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$154,0007%
Health & welfare
$127,0006%
Paid to other governments
$63,0003%
Fire
$34,0002%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Hazen

Full-time staff
18
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Police
7 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
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

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.

Spending per pupil
$14,515
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
563
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Hazen pay

Typical tax bill
$952
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$134,400
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 Hazen's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofhazenar.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hazen →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Hazen'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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