Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0Siloam Springs spent more per resident in 2022 than 98% of similar cities
Siloam Springs’ city government spent $26.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,509 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($26.4 million) and the airport ($1.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Siloam Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,378 per resident in 2022: more than 98% of them
Siloam Springs’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,378 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 55 Arkansas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $819, and the middle half spent $612–$1,053. Siloam Springs spent more than 98% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.8 million), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Siloam Springs itself left out).
About $1,509 per resident a year, or $4.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 21%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 9% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Siloam Springs 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: $1,378 · 2023: $1,509.
full-time in March 2025, up from 264 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,393 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 Siloam Springs’ 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 Siloam Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Siloam Springs →
Who’s in charge in Siloam Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Siloam Springs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on siloamsprings.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 58 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (17,575).
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.
Siloam Springs Schools
Siloam Springs’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,518 per pupil, $6,971 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.
Siloam Springs’ votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Siloam Springs 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 Siloam Springs 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 Siloam Springs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: siloamsprings.com ↗
- 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 Siloam Springs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Siloam Springs’ government
How much does Siloam Springs spend per resident?
About $1,509 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,378 was more than 98% of 55 Arkansas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Siloam Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,393 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 siloamsprings.com.
Who runs Siloam Springs’ government?
See siloamsprings.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Siloam Springs yet.
How did Siloam Springs vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Siloam Springs alone. Benton County, where 100% of Siloam Springs lies, voted Trump 62.1%, Harris 35.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Siloam Springs?
303 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.7M (about $20.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Siloam Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Tyler Dees) and State House District 17 (Randy Torres). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Siloam Springs’ 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; 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 →