Cost of Doing Business

TAX RATES
	State	County	City
Sales Tax	6%	1.5%	0.50%
Real Property Tax Rate (Rate per $1000 of assessed value)	no state tax	$40.80	no city tax
Business Property Tax Rate (Rate per $1000 of assessed value)	no state tax	$40.80	no city tax
Machinery, Tools, Equipment & Inventory	Machinery, equipment, and business inventories are taxed as personal property based upon average selling price.
Land & Building	Land and buildings are taxed as real property based upon market value. Arkansas' assessment ratio is 20%.
* Arkansas does not have a state-imposed property tax. Property taxes are assessed at the county and municipality levels and are administered by the state. (Click here to view all cities sales tax rates)
BASIC PROPERTY TAX RATE
	City	County	School
Total rate of 40.8   (click here to view comprehensive millage rates for all of White County)	.08	4.1	35.9

Other Tax Rates
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Sales and UseTaxes
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Capital GainsTax Reduction
Property Tax
Payment in Lieuof Property Taxes

Electricity
Providers	Contacts
Entergy	Paul Ford  (501) 279-6920
Service voltages available Primary Voltage is 13.8KV	3750KVA 480/277V 3 Phase
Transmission voltages	161,000 - 500,000
First Electric Cooperative	Kirkley Thomas (501) 570-2274
Natural Gas
Provider	Contact
CenterPoint Energy Arkla	Kim Elmore (870) 897-6218
Transmission system	Arkla, Inc
Source	Integrated System
Heat value	1000 BTU
Water
Provider	Contact
Searcy Water & Sewer	Dan Dawson (501) 268-2481
Type of treatment	Coagulation / sedimentation / filtration / disinfection
Source of supply	Little Red River
Peak Consumption	7.5 million gallons/day
Surplus Capacity	3.5 million gallons/day
Pumping Capacity	11 million gallons/day
Storage Capacity	7.1 million gallons/day
Present usage	4.5 million gallons/day
SEWER
Provider	Contact
Searcy Water & Sewer	Dan Dawson (501) 268-2481
System Capacity	5 million gallons/day
Present Usage	2.5 million gallons/day
Peak Sewer Consumption	3.5 million gallons/day
Peak Sewer Consumption	3.5 million gallons/day
TELE-COMMUNICATIONS
Provider	Contact
AT&T	Rhonda Kline (870) 926-1646
Infrastructure available	Fiber Equipped, ISDN, T1, ATM & DSL
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
Provider	Contact
AT&T (DSL)	Rhonda Kline (870) 926-1646
White County Cable TV	Tony Allen (501) 268-4117
Vue Inc (wireless)	Dan Hodges (501) 278-5654

Searcy's central location allows for convenient access to transportation services. Searcy is located less than one hour north of the Little Rock National Airport, Little Rock River Port and the intersection of Interstates 30 and 40. The 50 miles are quickly covered via four-lane, divided US Highway 67/167. Memphis is a two hour drive east on US Highway 64. Passing through Searcy, Highway 67/167 offers access to many major cities. In addition to 67/167 there are also many U.S. and state highways that offer good access. 

Municipal Airport
The Searcy Municipal Airport can accommodate aircraft up to the G5 classification. There is a 6,008 ft. lighted runway with a precision instrument landing system. A manned intercom system is active during the business day. Jet fuel is available 24 hours a day and tie-downs are provided free at the Searcy Airport. An average of 50 planes uses the Searcy Airport daily.

Rail Service
Rail service for goods into and out of Searcy is provided by the Shortline Doniphan, Kensett and Searcy Railroad plus the mainline Union Pacific Railroad.

Transportation/Trucking

The city is served by 20 truck lines.