Carolina Methodist Church · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Cale run?
Cale’s town government spent $29,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $377 per resident.
What stands out about how Cale is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $377 per resident a year, or $1.03 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$279 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Cale’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($279 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $356, and the middle half spent $179–$644. Cale spent less than 59% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cale itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 53% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Cale reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $279 · 2024: $377. Per resident it went from $279 to $377 (up 35%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 68 to 77.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $350 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cale’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Cale’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cale →
Who’s in charge in Cale
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Nevada School District
Cale’s K–12 school district, shared with Bodcaw, Rosston, Willisville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,628 per pupil, $8,947 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cale’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cale alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nevada County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.9%2,002 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.2%849 votesOthers: 1.9% (56 votes).
Most votes in Nevada County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Cale lies in Nevada County. Every 2024 race in Nevada County is on the county’s page.
Nevada County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Cale.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arkansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Cale’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cale’s government
How much does Cale spend per resident?
About $377 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $279 was less than 59% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Cale’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cale yet.
How did Cale vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cale alone. Nevada County, where 100% of Cale lies, voted Trump 68.9%, Harris 29.2% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Cale in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Steve Crowell) and State House District 89 (Justin Gonzales). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cale’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →