Town Hall · Paris

Paris, AR town hall & government

Paris spent $8.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,559 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Paris's money goes

Spent
$8.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,559
typical Arkansas cities: $1,919
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$4.4 million54%
Police
$1.4 million17%
Administration & buildings
$526,0006%
Sewer & trash
$445,0005%
Roads & transportation
$425,0005%
Paid to other governments
$361,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$210,0003%
Fire
$152,0002%
Parks & libraries
$100,0001%
Health & welfare
$74,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$80,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 59%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%

Paris didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Paris

Full-time staff
39
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Fire
0 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
1 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

Paris School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,133
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,031
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 74%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,133 per pupil, $7,629 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 Paris pay

Typical tax bill
$692
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$123,200
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 Paris's government

Town hall & decisions in Paris →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Paris

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

All of Paris'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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