Town Hall · Cardwell

Cardwell, MO town hall & government

Cardwell spent $25,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $39 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cardwell's money goes

Spent
$25,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$39
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$17,00068%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,00032%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Utility sales 33%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Cardwell

Full-time staff
2
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southland C-9 School District

Cardwell's K–12 school district, shared with Arbyrd and Buffalo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,215
Missouri: $14,569
Students
242
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $13,215 per pupil, $6,488 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 Cardwell pay

Typical tax bill
$423
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$38,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cardwell's government

Town hall & decisions in Cardwell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cardwell

Cardwell is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Jason Smith. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Cardwell'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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