Town Hall · Newark

Newark, AR town hall & government

Newark spent $891,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $747 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newark's money goes

Spent
$891,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$747
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$867,000
$727 per resident
Water & other utilities
$171,00019%
Police
$106,00012%
Sewer & trash
$62,0007%
Administration & buildings
$26,0003%
Parks & libraries
$21,0002%
Fire
$14,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$486,00055%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 34%
  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Newark

Full-time staff
9
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cedar Ridge School District

Newark's K–12 school district, shared with Magness and Oil Trough. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,920
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
638
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,920 per pupil, $9,654 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 Newark pay

Typical tax bill
$713
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$96,300
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 Newark's government

Town hall & decisions in Newark →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newark

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

All of Newark'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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