How is Willisville run?
Willisville’s town government spent $42,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $302 per resident. Water and other utilities ($78,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Willisville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $302 per resident a year, or $0.83 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 45%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$302 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Willisville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($302 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. Willisville spent less than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($19,000), 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; Willisville itself left out).
No trend yet
Willisville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $278 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Willisville’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 Willisville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Willisville →
Who’s in charge in Willisville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Nevada School District
Willisville’s K–12 school district, shared with Bodcaw, Cale, Rosston. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,628 per pupil, $8,947 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.
Willisville’s votes are counted by county
Arkansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Willisville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nevada County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.9%2,002 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.2%849 votesOthers: 1.9% (56 votes).
Most votes in Nevada County: Donald J Trump
Arkansas: Trump 64.2%, Harris 33.6%
100% of Willisville lies in Nevada County. Every 2024 race in Nevada County is on the county’s page.
Nevada 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 Willisville.
- 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 Willisville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Willisville’s government
How much does Willisville spend per resident?
About $302 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 $302 was less than 58% of 181 Arkansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Willisville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Willisville yet.
How did Willisville vote in 2024?
Arkansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Willisville alone. Nevada County, where 100% of Willisville lies, voted Trump 68.9%, Harris 29.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Willisville?
0 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,750 (about $33,000 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Willisville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Steve Crowell) and State House District 98 (Wade Andrews). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Willisville’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 →