Town Hall · Monticello

Monticello, AR town hall & government

Monticello spent $31.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,885 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Monticello's money goes

Spent
$31.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,885
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$19.7 million
$2,407 per resident
Roads & transportation
$9.3 million29%
Fire
$7.1 million22%
Parks & libraries
$5.5 million17%
Water & other utilities
$3.9 million12%
Police
$2.8 million9%
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million5%
Administration & buildings
$1 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$258,0001%
Interest on debt
$47,000<1%
Other
$243,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 56%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%

Monticello didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Monticello

Full-time staff
78
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
and 8 full-time firefighters
Police
32 full-time
Fire
8 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Monticello didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Monticello School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,127
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,643
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 12%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,127 per pupil, $7,764 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 Monticello: Drew Central School District ($13,095 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Monticello pay

Typical tax bill
$627
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$137,500
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.

Local

Contact Monticello's government

🏛️ Official websitemonticelloarkansas.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monticello →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monticello

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

All of Monticello'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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