Town Hall · Tontitown

Tontitown, AR town hall & government

Tontitown spent $3.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $642 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tontitown's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$642
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million35%
Water & other utilities
$1.3 million34%
Administration & buildings
$490,00013%
Fire
$301,0008%
Police
$222,0006%
Parks & libraries
$190,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 68%
  • Property taxes 32%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tontitown

Full-time staff
13
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tontitown didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Springdale School District

Tontitown's K–12 school district, shared with Elm Springs and Springdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,998
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
21,788
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$248.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $13,998 per pupil, $7,589 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 Tontitown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,420
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$430,500
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 Tontitown's government

🏛️ Official websitetontitown.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tontitown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tontitown

Tontitown is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Tontitown'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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