Town Hall · Bowling Green

Bowling Green, MO town hall & government

Bowling Green spent $0 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bowling Green's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 36%
  • Utility sales 31%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Bowling Green didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Bowling Green

Full-time staff
17
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bowling Green R-I School District

Bowling Green's K–12 school district, shared with Curryville and Frankford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,020
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,325
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,020 per pupil, $7,371 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 Bowling Green pay

Typical tax bill
$782
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$128,800
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 Bowling Green's government

Town hall & decisions in Bowling Green →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bowling Green

Bowling Green is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Bowling Green'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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