Town Hall · Marked Tree

Marked Tree, AR town hall & government

Marked Tree spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,229 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Marked Tree's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,229
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$14.4 million
$6,513 per resident
Administration & buildings
$686,00025%
Roads & transportation
$663,00024%
Interest on debt
$577,00021%
Sewer & trash
$132,0005%
Police
$113,0004%
Parks & libraries
$70,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$68,0003%
Water & other utilities
$48,0002%
Fire
$30,0001%
Health & welfare
$26,0001%
Other
$307,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From the state 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Marked Tree

Full-time staff
23
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Other
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

Marked Tree School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,660
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
518
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 28%

Of the $15,660 per pupil, $8,338 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 Marked Tree pay

Typical tax bill
$657
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$96,200
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 Marked Tree's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Marked Tree

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

All of Marked Tree'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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