Town Hall · Oden

Oden, AR town hall & government

Oden spent $149,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $693 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oden's money goes

Spent
$149,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$693
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$44,000
$205 per resident
Water & other utilities
$115,00077%
Sewer & trash
$17,00011%
Administration & buildings
$13,0009%
Roads & transportation
$4,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 65%
  • From the state 22%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oden

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 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

Ouachita River School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,092
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
758
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,092 per pupil, $6,760 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 Oden pay

Typical tax bill
$325
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.30%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$108,300
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 Oden's government

Town hall & decisions in Oden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oden

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

All of Oden'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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