Photo: ArkansasNationalist · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Cave Springs run?
Cave Springs’ city government spent $1.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $238 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Cave Springs didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Cave Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $238 per resident a year, or $0.65 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Cave Springs didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Cave Springs yet
Every year of Cave Springs’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,939 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cave Springs’ 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.
Tax bills are one input to Cave Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cave Springs →
Who’s in charge in Cave Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 282 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (5,916).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bentonville Public Schools
Cave Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Bentonville, Centerton, Highfill, Bella Vista. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,660 per pupil, $7,393 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.
Rogers Public Schools · $12,206 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cave Springs’ votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cave Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Benton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.1%79,798 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.2%45,150 votesOthers: 2.7% (3,452 votes).
Most votes in Benton County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Cave Springs lies in Benton County. Every 2024 race in Benton County is on the county’s page.
Benton 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 Cave Springs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseCave Springs is split between 2 districts
- 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.
How Cave Springs compares with the towns next door
Cave Springs’ own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $895 to $1,147 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Springdale | $895 | $1,430 |
| Rogers | $950 | $1,565 |
| Bentonville | $1,097 | $2,871 |
| Lowell | $1,147 | $1,642 |
| Cave Springs | estimate | $2,939 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Cave Springs’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cave Springs’ government
How much does Cave Springs spend per resident?
About $238 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Cave Springs didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Cave Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,939 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Cave Springs’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cave Springs yet.
How did Cave Springs vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cave Springs alone. Benton County, where 100% of Cave Springs lies, voted Trump 62.1%, Harris 35.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cave Springs?
21 full-time and 42 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $100,629 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Cave Springs in the state legislature?
Cave Springs is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Arkansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 33 (Bart Hester). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cave Springs’ government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Cave Springs, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →