Town Hall · Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend, AR town hall & government

Horseshoe Bend spent $679,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $269 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Horseshoe Bend's money goes

Spent
$679,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$269
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$361,000
$143 per resident
Paid to other governments
$334,00049%
Fire
$49,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$31,0005%
Interest on debt
$21,0003%
Sewer & trash
$19,0003%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%
Other
$218,00032%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 36%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Horseshoe Bend

Full-time staff
14
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,200
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Izard Cty Consolidated Schools

Horseshoe Bend's K–12 school district, shared with Franklin and Oxford. 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 Horseshoe Bend pay

Typical tax bill
$705
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$128,500
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.

Local

Contact Horseshoe Bend's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofhorseshoebend.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Horseshoe Bend →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Horseshoe Bend

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

All of Horseshoe Bend'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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