Town Hall · Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro, AR town hall & government

Murfreesboro spent $946,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $601 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Murfreesboro's money goes

Spent
$946,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$601
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$134,000
$85 per resident
Sewer & trash
$214,00023%
Administration & buildings
$187,00020%
Police
$178,00019%
Fire
$36,0004%
Parks & libraries
$34,0004%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$296,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 71%
  • Interest, fines & other 23%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Murfreesboro

Full-time staff
10
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,400
a year, before benefits
Police
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 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

South Pike County School District

Murfreesboro's K–12 school district, shared with Antoine and Delight. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,993
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
671
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,993 per pupil, $8,484 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 Murfreesboro pay

Typical tax bill
$527
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$119,300
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 Murfreesboro's government

🏛️ Official websitemurfreesboroark.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Murfreesboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Murfreesboro

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

All of Murfreesboro'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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