Town Hall · Taylor

Taylor, AR town hall & government

Taylor spent $271,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $482 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Taylor's money goes

Spent
$271,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$482
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$47,000
$84 per resident
Administration & buildings
$124,00046%
Police
$79,00029%
Fire
$39,00014%
Roads & transportation
$23,0008%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 56%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%

Taylor didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Taylor

Full-time staff
3
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Police
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

Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District

Taylor's K–12 school district, shared with Bradley and Emerson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,265
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
1,227
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,265 per pupil, $7,292 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 Taylor pay

Typical tax bill
$624
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$106,700
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 Taylor's government

Town hall & decisions in Taylor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Taylor

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

All of Taylor'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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