Town Hall · Magness

Magness, AR town hall & government

Magness spent $93,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $447 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Magness's money goes

Spent
$93,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$447
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$40,00043%
Sewer & trash
$38,00041%
Water & other utilities
$15,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Magness

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

Cedar Ridge School District

Magness's K–12 school district, shared with Newark and Oil Trough. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,920
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
638
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,920 per pupil, $9,654 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 Magness pay

Typical tax bill
$688
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$115,000
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 Magness's government

Town hall & decisions in Magness →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Magness

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

All of Magness'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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