Town Hall · Hermitage

Hermitage, AR town hall & government

Hermitage spent $208,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $273 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hermitage's money goes

Spent
$208,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$273
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$308,000
$404 per resident
Police
$72,00035%
Administration & buildings
$47,00023%
Sewer & trash
$44,00021%
Paid to other governments
$18,0009%
Water & other utilities
$14,0007%
Fire
$9,0004%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 31%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Hermitage didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Hermitage

Full-time staff
8
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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

Hermitage School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,977
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
429
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 9%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $15,977 per pupil, $9,277 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 Hermitage pay

Typical tax bill
$339
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.31%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$107,800
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

Contact Hermitage's government

Town hall & decisions in Hermitage →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hermitage

Hermitage is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Hermitage'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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