Town Hall · Rose Bud

Rose Bud, AR town hall & government

Rose Bud spent $329,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $667 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rose Bud's money goes

Spent
$329,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$667
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$245,00074%
Administration & buildings
$70,00021%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0003%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 38%
  • Interest, fines & other 37%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Rose Bud

Full-time staff
5
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
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

Rose Bud School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,232
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
716
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,232 per pupil, $8,603 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 Rose Bud pay

Typical tax bill
$713
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$151,000
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 Rose Bud's government

Town hall & decisions in Rose Bud →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rose Bud

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

All of Rose Bud'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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