Town Hall · Piggott

Piggott, AR town hall & government

Piggott spent $37.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $10,485 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Piggott

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Piggott's money goes

Spent
$37.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$10,485
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
$976 per resident
Health & welfare
$29.2 million78%
Water & other utilities
$5 million14%
Sewer & trash
$801,0002%
Police
$687,0002%
Roads & transportation
$669,0002%
Administration & buildings
$473,0001%
Parks & libraries
$177,000<1%
Interest on debt
$98,000<1%
Fire
$79,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 75%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Piggott

Full-time staff
212
73 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
180 full-time63 part
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Police
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Piggott didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Piggott School District

Piggott's K–12 school district, shared with Nimmons, Pollard and St. Francis. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,629
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
773
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,629 per pupil, $7,781 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 Piggott pay

Typical tax bill
$598
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$115,500
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 Piggott's government

Town hall & decisions in Piggott →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Piggott

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

All of Piggott'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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