Photo: Brandonrush · Public domainHow is Prairie Grove run?
Prairie Grove’s city government spent $4.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $690 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Prairie Grove didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Prairie Grove is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $690 per resident a year, or $1.89 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Prairie Grove 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 Prairie Grove yet
Every year of Prairie Grove’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,400 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.55% 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 Prairie Grove’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 Prairie Grove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Prairie Grove →
Who’s in charge in Prairie Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Prairie Grove’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on prairiegrovearkansas.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 191 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (7,049).
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.
Prairie Grove School District
Prairie Grove’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,788 per pupil, $6,224 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.
Prairie Grove’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Prairie Grove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Washington County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.7%50,243 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat45.1%43,779 votesOthers: 3.2% (3,136 votes).
Most votes in Washington County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Prairie Grove lies in Washington County. Every 2024 race in Washington County is on the county’s page.
Washington 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 Prairie Grove.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: prairiegrovearkansas.org ↗
- 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.
How Prairie Grove compares with the towns next door
Prairie Grove’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $867 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Farmington | $867 | $1,538 |
| Prairie Grove | estimate | $1,400 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Prairie Grove’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Prairie Grove’s government
How much does Prairie Grove spend per resident?
About $690 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Prairie Grove didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Prairie Grove?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,400 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.55% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Arkansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see prairiegrovearkansas.org.
Who runs Prairie Grove’s government?
See prairiegrovearkansas.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Prairie Grove yet.
How did Prairie Grove vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Prairie Grove alone. Washington County, where 100% of Prairie Grove lies, voted Trump 51.7%, Harris 45.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Prairie Grove?
37 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $169,906 (about $2.0M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Prairie Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Tyler Dees) and State House District 23 (Kendra Moore). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Prairie Grove’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 Prairie Grove, 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 →