Photo: Tim Morgan · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Gentry run?
Gentry’s city government spent $2.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $608 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gentry didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gentry is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $608 per resident a year, or $1.67 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Gentry didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Gentry yet
Every year of Gentry’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 25 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,162 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% 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 Gentry’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.
Tax bills are one input to Gentry’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gentry →
Who’s in charge in Gentry
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gentry’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on gentryarkansas.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 99 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 (4,240).
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.
Gentry Public Schools
Gentry’s K–12 school district, shared with Springtown, Highfill. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,574 per pupil, $7,426 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.
Siloam Springs Schools · $12,518 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Gentry’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gentry 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 Gentry 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 Gentry.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: gentryarkansas.us ↗
- 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 Gentry’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Gentry’s government
How much does Gentry spend per resident?
About $608 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gentry didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Gentry?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,162 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see gentryarkansas.us.
Who runs Gentry’s government?
See gentryarkansas.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gentry yet.
How did Gentry vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Gentry alone. Benton County, where 100% of Gentry lies, voted Trump 62.1%, Harris 35.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Gentry?
43 full-time and 30 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $245,529 (about $2.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Gentry in the state legislature?
Gentry is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Arkansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Gentry’s 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 Gentry, 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 →