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How Brashear is run

Brashear spent $110,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $425 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

City budget
$110,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$425
Below typical Missouri cities ($1,159)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
1
full-time · 2 part-time
Typical tax bill
$550
a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Brashear is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $425 per resident a year, or $1.16 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 56% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 49%From the state 32%Other taxes & licenses 12%Property taxes 8%
An estimate

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $550 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Missouri$1,948
Brashear$550
$550
typical bill a year
0.85%
effective rate
$65,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Brashear’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.

The school district

Adair County R-II School District

Brashear’s K–12 school district, shared with Gibbs. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Brashear →
$22,368
per pupil · MO $14,569
152
students
$2.2 million
long-term debt

Of the $22,368 per pupil, $13,671 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 50%State 39%Federal 11%

Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Brashear

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Brashear yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Brashear

One full-time town employee for every 259 residents

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 2 pt
Water & other utilities1
1
full-time
2
part-time
$36,400
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Brashear

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Brashear.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Missouri HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Missouri SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Brashear’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Brashear is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Brashear get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Brashear, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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