Town Hall · Boonville

Boonville, MO town hall & government

Boonville spent $30.9 million in the year to March 31, 2024, about $4,025 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Boonville's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Boonville's money goes

Spent
$30.9 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,025
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$16.1 million
$2,101 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.4 million14%
Police
$2.6 million8%
Water & other utilities
$2.6 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million5%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million5%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million4%
Fire
$823,0003%
Interest on debt
$217,0001%
Health & welfare
$115,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$50,000<1%
Other
$15.9 million52%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%

Boonville didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Boonville

Full-time staff
84
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$55,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
19
and 8 full-time firefighters
Police
28 full-time
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Fire
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Health & welfare
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Boonville didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Boonville R-I School District

Boonville's K–12 school district, shared with Windsor Place and Wooldridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,639
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,661
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 53%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $11,639 per pupil, $6,402 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Boonville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,265
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$187,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Boonville's government

🏛️ Official websiteboonvillemo.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Boonville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boonville

Boonville is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Robert F. Onder, Jr.. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Boonville's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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