Town Hall · Marion

Marion, AR town hall & government

Marion spent $10.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $881 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marion's money goes

Spent
$10.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$881
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$18.2 million
$1,483 per resident
Police
$2.3 million21%
Roads & transportation
$1.6 million15%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million12%
Sewer & trash
$1 million9%
Water & other utilities
$992,0009%
Interest on debt
$704,0006%
Fire
$642,0006%
Parks & libraries
$383,0004%
Health & welfare
$20,000<1%
Other
$2 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 38%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Marion

Full-time staff
105
57 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
and 2 full-time firefighters
Police
32 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
27 full-time
Fire
2 full-time32 part
Water & other utilities
13 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time11 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time2 part
Housing & development
4 full-time
Other
4 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marion School District

Marion's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkedale, Crawfordsville, Gilmore, Jericho, Sunset and Turrell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,229
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
3,886
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $13,229 per pupil, $6,436 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 Marion pay

Typical tax bill
$1,686
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$212,400
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 Marion's government

🏛️ Official websitemarionar.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Marion →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marion

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

All of Marion'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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