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.
Where Oden's money goes
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%
Who works for Oden
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Ouachita River School District
Oden's K–12 school district. 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 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.
Which schools Oden kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Oden 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Oden's government
Who represents Oden
Oden is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. 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.