Fountain Hill spent less per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Fountain Hill’s town government spent $38,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $242 per resident.
What stands out about how Fountain Hill is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$242 per resident in 2022: less than 66% of them
Fountain Hill’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($242 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. Fountain Hill spent less than 66% 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; Fountain Hill itself left out).
About $242 per resident a year, or $0.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 63%.
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No trend yet
Fountain Hill reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $383 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.88% 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 Fountain Hill’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 Fountain Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fountain Hill →
Who’s in charge in Fountain Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 52 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (157).
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.
Hamburg School District
Fountain Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Hamburg, Parkdale, Portland, Wilmot. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,902 per pupil, $7,625 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.
Fountain Hill’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fountain Hill alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ashley County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.2%5,145 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.2%1,774 votesOthers: 1.6% (111 votes).
Most votes in Ashley County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Fountain Hill lies in Ashley County. Every 2024 race in Ashley County is on the county’s page.
Ashley 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 Fountain Hill.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senatorDistrict 1
- 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 Fountain Hill’s government
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Questions about Fountain Hill’s government
How much does Fountain Hill spend per resident?
About $242 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 $242 was less than 66% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fountain Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $383 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.88% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Fountain Hill’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fountain Hill yet.
How did Fountain Hill vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Fountain Hill alone. Ashley County, where 100% of Fountain Hill lies, voted Trump 73.2%, Harris 25.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fountain Hill?
3 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,463 (about $149,556 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fountain Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 and State House District 95 (Howard Beaty). The House district also covers nine 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 →