Pea Ridge Commercial Historic District · Photo: Melodibit · CC BY-SA 3.0Pea Ridge spent less per resident in 2022 than 97% of similar cities
Pea Ridge’s city government spent $960,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $149 per resident.
What stands out about how Pea Ridge is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$149 per resident in 2022: less than 97% of them
Pea Ridge’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($149 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 32 Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $730, and the middle half spent $579–$852. Pea Ridge spent less than 97% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Pea Ridge itself left out).
About $149 per resident a year, or $0.41 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 47%.
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No trend yet
Pea Ridge reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 41 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,372 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.46% 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 Pea Ridge’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 Pea Ridge’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pea Ridge →
Who’s in charge in Pea Ridge
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pea Ridge’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pea-ridge-ar.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 94 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 (6,452).
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.
Pea Ridge School District
Pea Ridge’s K–12 school district, shared with Gateway. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,578 per pupil, $6,267 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.
Rogers Public Schools · $12,206 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Pea Ridge’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pea Ridge 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 Pea Ridge 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 Pea Ridge.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pea-ridge-ar.com ↗
- 2Arkansas HouseState representativesDistrict 8
- 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 Pea Ridge’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pea Ridge’s government
How much does Pea Ridge spend per resident?
About $149 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 $149 was less than 97% of 32 Arkansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pea Ridge?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,372 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.46% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pea-ridge-ar.com.
Who runs Pea Ridge’s government?
See pea-ridge-ar.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pea Ridge yet.
How did Pea Ridge vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pea Ridge alone. Benton County, where 100% of Pea Ridge lies, voted Trump 62.1%, Harris 35.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pea Ridge?
69 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $361,841 (about $4.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pea Ridge in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Josh Bryant) and State House District 8. The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pea Ridge’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 →