Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0Hazen spent more per resident in 2022 than 87% of similar cities
Hazen’s city government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $836 per resident. Water and other utilities ($247,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hazen is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$879 per resident in 2022: more than 87% of them
Hazen’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($879 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. Hazen spent more than 87% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($162,000), as the Census Bureau counts 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; Hazen itself left out).
About $836 per resident a year, or $2.29 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 37%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 2% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hazen 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: $879 · 2023: $886 · 2024: $836. Per resident it went from $879 to $836 (down 5%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,330 to 1,432.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $952 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.71% 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 Hazen’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 Hazen’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hazen →
Who’s in charge in Hazen
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hazen’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofhazenar.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 80 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,432).
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.
Hazen School District
Hazen’s K–12 school district, shared with De Valls Bluff, Fredonia (Biscoe), Ulm. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,515 per pupil, $7,723 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.
Hazen’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hazen alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Prairie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.1%2,628 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.4%524 votesOthers: 1.5% (48 votes).
Most votes in Prairie County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Hazen lies in Prairie County. Every 2024 race in Prairie County is on the county’s page.
Prairie 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 Hazen.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofhazenar.gov ↗
- 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 Hazen’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hazen’s government
How much does Hazen spend per resident?
About $836 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 $879 was more than 87% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hazen?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $952 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.71% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofhazenar.gov.
Who runs Hazen’s government?
See cityofhazenar.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hazen yet.
How did Hazen vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hazen alone. Prairie County, where 100% of Hazen lies, voted Trump 82.1%, Harris 16.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hazen?
18 full-time and 32 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $90,929 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hazen in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Ron Caldwell) and State House District 60 (Roger Lynch). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hazen’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 →