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Junction, AR town hall & government

Junction spent $461,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $887 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Junction's money goes

Spent
$461,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$887
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$123,00027%
Administration & buildings
$98,00021%
Police
$80,00017%
Water & other utilities
$68,00015%
Roads & transportation
$54,00012%
Fire
$9,0002%
Parks & libraries
$8,0002%
Other
$21,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 30%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Junction

Full-time staff
4
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Junction didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Junction City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,743
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
682
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,743 per pupil, $6,966 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 Junction pay

Typical tax bill
$564
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$111,300
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 Junction's government

Town hall & decisions in Junction →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Junction

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

All of Junction'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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