Town Hall · Mansfield

Mansfield, AR town hall & government

Mansfield spent $1.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,662 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mansfield's money goes

Spent
$1.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,662
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$2,838 per resident
Water & other utilities
$590,00033%
Administration & buildings
$430,00024%
Sewer & trash
$392,00022%
Police
$246,00014%
Roads & transportation
$105,0006%
Fire
$25,0001%
Interest on debt
$18,0001%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 31%
  • Sales taxes 27%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Mansfield

Full-time staff
13
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Sewer & trash
3 full-time3 part
Police
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
2 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

Mansfield School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,044
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
728
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,044 per pupil, $8,132 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 Mansfield pay

Typical tax bill
$613
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$113,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Mansfield's government

🏛️ Official websitemansfieldar.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mansfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mansfield

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

All of Mansfield'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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