Cumberland Presbyterian Church · Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0Clarendon spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Clarendon’s city government spent $1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $772 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Clarendon is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$772 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them
Clarendon’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($772 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 $353, and the middle half spent $179–$636. Clarendon spent more than 82% 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; Clarendon itself left out).
About $772 per resident a year, or $2.12 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 57%.
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No trend yet
Clarendon reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2024 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, down from 14 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $421 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 Clarendon’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 Clarendon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clarendon →
Who’s in charge in Clarendon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 121 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,333).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Clarendon School District
Clarendon’s K–12 school district, shared with Holly Grove, Roe. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,718 per pupil, $9,770 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.
Clarendon’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clarendon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Monroe County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.9%1,385 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.2%1,002 votesOthers: 1.9% (46 votes).
Most votes in Monroe County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Clarendon lies in Monroe County. Every 2024 race in Monroe County is on the county’s page.
Monroe 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 Clarendon.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Clarendon’s government
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Questions about Clarendon’s government
How much does Clarendon spend per resident?
About $772 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $772 was more than 82% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Clarendon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $421 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 Clarendon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clarendon yet.
How did Clarendon vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clarendon alone. Monroe County, where 100% of Clarendon lies, voted Trump 56.9%, Harris 41.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clarendon?
11 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $33,357 (about $400,284 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clarendon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Ron Caldwell) and State House District 61 (Jeremiah Moore). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →