Morris House · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Pleasant Plains run?
Pleasant Plains’ town government spent $113,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $317 per resident.
What stands out about how Pleasant Plains is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $317 per resident a year, or $0.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 56%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$317 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Pleasant Plains’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($317 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. Pleasant Plains spent less than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($24,000), 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; Pleasant Plains itself left out).
No trend yet
Pleasant Plains reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $473 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.40% 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 Pleasant Plains’ 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 Pleasant Plains’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pleasant Plains →
Who’s in charge in Pleasant Plains
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 178 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 (356).
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.
Midland School District
Pleasant Plains’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,470 per pupil, $10,629 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.
Pleasant Plains’ votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pleasant Plains alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Independence County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.7%11,023 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.2%2,689 votesOthers: 2.1% (299 votes).
Most votes in Independence County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Pleasant Plains lies in Independence County. Every 2024 race in Independence County is on the county’s page.
Independence 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 Pleasant Plains.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Pleasant Plains’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pleasant Plains’ government
How much does Pleasant Plains spend per resident?
About $317 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 $317 was less than 55% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pleasant Plains?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $473 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.40% 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 Pleasant Plains’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pleasant Plains yet.
How did Pleasant Plains vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Pleasant Plains alone. Independence County, where 100% of Pleasant Plains lies, voted Trump 78.7%, Harris 19.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pleasant Plains?
2 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,392 (about $76,704 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pleasant Plains in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (John Payton) and State House District 40 (Shad Pearce). The House district also covers six 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 →