Holiday Island spent less per resident in 2022 than 99% of similar cities
Holiday Island’s city government spent $82,000 on day-to-day services in the year to , 2023, about $34 per resident.
What stands out about how Holiday Island is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$13 per resident in 2022: less than 99% of them
Holiday Island’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($13 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. Holiday Island spent less than 99% 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; Holiday Island itself left out).
About $34 per resident a year, or $0.09 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 77%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 173% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Holiday Island 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: $13 · 2023: $34. Per resident it went from $13 to $34 (up 162%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 2,353 to 2,383.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,429 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% 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 Holiday Island’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 Holiday Island’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Holiday Island →
Who’s in charge in Holiday Island
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 2,383 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,383).
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.
Eureka Springs School District
Holiday Island’s K–12 school district, shared with Beaver, Eureka Springs. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,259 per pupil, $9,140 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.
Holiday Island’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Holiday Island alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Carroll County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.7%7,470 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.0%3,812 votesOthers: 2.2% (256 votes).
Most votes in Carroll County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Holiday Island lies in Carroll County. Every 2024 race in Carroll County is on the county’s page.
Carroll 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 Holiday Island.
- 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 Holiday Island’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Holiday Island’s government
How much does Holiday Island spend per resident?
About $34 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to , 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $13 was less than 99% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Holiday Island?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,429 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.63% 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 Holiday Island’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Holiday Island yet.
How did Holiday Island vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Holiday Island alone. Carroll County, where 100% of Holiday Island lies, voted Trump 64.7%, Harris 33.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Holiday Island?
1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,429 (about $53,148 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Holiday Island in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Bryan King) and State House District 6 (Harlan Breaux). The House district also covers 10 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 →