Mountain Home, AR town hall & government
Mountain Home spent $34.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,626 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mountain Home's government.
Where Mountain Home's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 43%
- Utility sales 16%
- Fees & charges 12%
- Interest, fines & other 12%
- From other local governments 9%
- From the state 5%
- Property taxes 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Mountain Home
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mountain Home School District
Mountain Home's K–12 school district, shared with Lakeview. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal
- Local 18%
- State 70%
- Federal 12%
Of the $12,597 per pupil, $7,399 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.
Which schools Mountain Home kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Mountain Home pay
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.
Contact Mountain Home's government
Who represents Mountain Home
Mountain Home is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Eric A. "Rick" Crawford. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.
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.