Selma Rosenwald School · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Tillar run?
Tillar’s city government spent $75,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $357 per resident. Water and other utilities ($77,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Tillar is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $357 per resident a year, or $0.98 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 77%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$357 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Tillar’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($357 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 $353, and the middle half spent $179–$644. Tillar spent more than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($58,000), 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; Tillar itself left out).
No trend yet
Tillar reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $600 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.74% 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 Tillar’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 Tillar’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tillar →
Who’s in charge in Tillar
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
McGehee School District
Tillar’s K–12 school district, shared with Arkansas City, McGehee, Reed, Watson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,528 per pupil, $8,446 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.
Tillar’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tillar alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Drew County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.0%4,203 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.2%2,050 votesOthers: 1.8% (112 votes).
Most votes in Drew County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
84% of Tillar lies in Drew County; the rest in Desha County. Every 2024 race in Drew County is on the county’s page.
Drew 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 Tillar.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Arkansas HouseState representatives
- 3Arkansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Arkansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Tillar’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Tillar’s government
How much does Tillar spend per resident?
About $357 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 $357 was more than 51% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Tillar?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $600 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.74% 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 Tillar’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tillar yet.
How did Tillar vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tillar alone. Drew County, where 84% of Tillar lies, voted Trump 66.0%, Harris 32.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tillar?
0 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,385 (about $76,620 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Tillar in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Stephanie Flowers) and State House District 94 (Jeff Wardlaw). The House district also covers seven 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 →