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Mountain Home collected $542,060.60 in city sales tax in April, up 4.88% over the same month last year and continuing the city’s run of revenue growth into 2026.
The numbers reflect February 2026 sales, which are reported and distributed two months in arrears.
April’s collection brought Mountain Home’s year-to-date city sales tax revenue increase to $93,429.44 over the first four months of 2025, a 4.16% gain. The figures come from a monthly report by Director of Finance and Treasury Alma L. Clark.
Mountain Home’s share of county sales tax also up
Mountain Home’s portion of the Baxter County sales tax distribution rose 7.02% in April, with the city collecting $258,125.60. Last April’s collection was $241,184.98.
Year-to-date, Mountain Home’s county sales tax distribution is up $69,773.59 over the first four months of 2025, a 6.7% increase.
Public safety tax tracks city sales tax
The city’s public safety sales tax collected $203,272.73 in April, up 4.88% over April 2025. Year-to-date public safety tax revenue is up $35,036.04, a 4.16% increase.
The public safety tax was approved by Mountain Home voters and helps fund the city’s police and fire departments.
Park taxes outpacing bond requirement
The Park Improvement Sales Tax brought in $271,030.30 in April. The monthly bond payment for 2026 is $214,624.95, leaving the city with $56,405.35 above the required amount for the month.
The Park Operations Sales Tax brought in $135,515.15 in April.
The park sales tax was approved by voters in 2021 and began collection that year. It funds park improvements and operations across the Mountain Home parks system.
Tracking against the all-time high
Mountain Home set its all-time city sales tax collection record in 2025 at $7,156,882.24. The city’s 2026 budget anticipates $7 million in city sales tax collections.
Through April, the city has collected $2,340,318.95 toward the 2026 budget, putting Mountain Home at 33.4% of the budgeted figure with a third of the year complete.
If current trends hold, Mountain Home is on pace to exceed both its 2026 budget and its 2025 record.
