Town Hall · Perry

Perry, AR town hall & government

Perry spent $272,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $975 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Perry's money goes

Spent
$272,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$975
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$451,000
$1,616 per resident
Water & other utilities
$109,00040%
Sewer & trash
$66,00024%
Administration & buildings
$45,00017%
Roads & transportation
$23,0008%
Police
$23,0008%
Fire
$5,0002%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Utility sales 33%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Perry

Full-time staff
1
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time9 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

Two Rivers School District

Perry's K–12 school district, shared with Casa, Ola and Plainview. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,141
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
745
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 11%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $14,141 per pupil, $7,984 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 Perry pay

Typical tax bill
$351
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.48%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$73,300
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 Perry's government

Town hall & decisions in Perry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Perry

Perry is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Perry'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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