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Magazine, AR town hall & government

Magazine spent $290,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $352 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Magazine's money goes

Spent
$290,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$352
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$23,000
$28 per resident
Administration & buildings
$134,00046%
Roads & transportation
$67,00023%
Police
$64,00022%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0005%
Fire
$8,0003%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 44%
  • From other local governments 19%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Magazine

Full-time staff
4
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time16 part
Police
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Magazine Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$14,361
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
493
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $14,361 per pupil, $8,128 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 Magazine pay

Typical tax bill
$430
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$85,000
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 Magazine's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Magazine

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

All of Magazine'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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