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How Cainsville is run

Cainsville spent $76,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $279 per resident.

City budget
$76,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$279
Below typical Missouri cities ($1,159)
Long-term debt
$259,000
$952 per resident
City staff
1
full-time · 2 part-time
Typical tax bill
$583
a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Cainsville 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 $279 per resident a year, or $0.76 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 38% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 41%Utility sales 34%Property taxes 11%From the state 8%Sales taxes 6%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $583 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.94% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Harrison$3,038
Missouri$1,948
Madison$685
Cainsville$583
$583
typical bill a year
0.94%
effective rate
$62,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Cainsville R-I School District

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

Schools in Cainsville →
$23,027
per pupil · MO $14,569
74
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $23,027 per pupil, $14,446 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 33%State 56%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 Cainsville

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

Who works for Cainsville

One full-time town employee for every 272 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1 + 1 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 1 pt
1
full-time
2
part-time
$62,500
average full-time pay, before benefits

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

Next door

How Cainsville’s budget compares

Cainsville ranks 3rd lowest of 3 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Madison$64—$685
Harrison$248—$3,038
Cainsville$279$952$583

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Cainsville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Cainsville.

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 Cainsville’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 Cainsville is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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. 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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