Town Hall · Kearny

Kearny, AZ town hall & government

Kearny spent $3.8 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,742 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Kearny's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,742
typical Arizona cities: $1,990
Long-term debt
$785,000
$356 per resident
Police
$792,00021%
Sewer & trash
$654,00017%
Roads & transportation
$605,00016%
Health & welfare
$495,00013%
Water & other utilities
$475,00012%
Administration & buildings
$394,00010%
Parks & libraries
$273,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$70,0002%
Interest on debt
$24,0001%
Other
$60,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • From the state 26%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Kearny 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 Kearny

Full-time staff
23
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
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

Ray Unified District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,951
Arizona: $12,318
Students
349
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arizona districts overall: 35% local, 47% state, 18% federal

  • Local 40%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $12,951 per pupil, $6,203 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 Kearny pay

Typical tax bill
$823
a year · Arizona typical $1,879
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Arizona 0.48%
Typical home value
$125,100
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 Kearny's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofkearny.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kearny →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kearny

Kearny is represented in Congress by Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego and Representative Elijah Crane. Katie Hobbs is governor.

All of Kearny'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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