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Mountain View, AR town hall & government

Mountain View spent $2.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $809 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mountain View's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$809
typical Arkansas cities: $1,919
Long-term debt
$11.8 million
$4,105 per resident
Administration & buildings
$546,00023%
Police
$519,00022%
Interest on debt
$472,00020%
Paid to other governments
$325,00014%
Roads & transportation
$192,0008%
Sewer & trash
$161,0007%
Parks & libraries
$33,0001%
Fire
$2,000<1%
Other
$75,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 58%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mountain View

Full-time staff
57
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Police
11 full-time
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 part
Other
8 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mountain View School District

Mountain View's K–12 school district, shared with Fifty-Six and Big Flat. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,771
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,606
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $14,771 per pupil, $8,592 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 Mountain View pay

Typical tax bill
$619
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.30%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$203,900
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 Mountain View's government

🏛️ Official websitemtnviewcity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mountain View →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mountain View

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

All of Mountain View'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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