Town Hall · Mayflower

Mayflower, AR town hall & government

Mayflower spent $4.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,875 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mayflower's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,875
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$937 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million38%
Sewer & trash
$782,00017%
Roads & transportation
$612,00014%
Police
$522,00012%
Administration & buildings
$302,0007%
Fire
$251,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$54,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$4,000<1%
Other
$255,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Mayflower didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Mayflower

Full-time staff
31
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
11 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Fire
1 full-time15 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Mayflower School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,308
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,051
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $11,308 per pupil, $6,063 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.

Also serving Mayflower: Conway Public Schools ($12,156 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mayflower pay

Typical tax bill
$1,020
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$184,600
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 Mayflower's government

🏛️ Official websitemayflowerar.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mayflower →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mayflower

Mayflower is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Mayflower'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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