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How Cassville is run

Cassville spent $4.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,435 per resident.

Town website
City budget
$4.6 million
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,435
Above typical Missouri cities ($1,159)
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$435 per resident
City staff
38
full-time · 1 part-time
Typical tax bill
$825
a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Cassville is run

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

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $825 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Missouri$1,948
Cassville$825
$825
typical bill a year
0.53%
effective rate
$155,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Your share of the budget

About $1,435 per resident a year, or $3.93 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 52%Fees & charges 28%Utility sales 14%From the state 3%Interest, fines & other 2%Other taxes & licenses 1%From the federal government 1%
The school district

Cassville R-IV School District

Cassville’s K–12 school district, shared with Arrow Point, Butterfield, Chain-O-Lakes, Emerald Beach. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Cassville →
$11,103
per pupil · MO $14,569
1,873
students
$16.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,103 per pupil, $6,522 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 43%State 45%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 Cassville

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

Who works for Cassville

One full-time town employee for every 85 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Police11 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings10
Sewer & trash5
Water & other utilities5
Courts, inspections & corrections3
Roads & transportation2
Parks & libraries2
38
full-time
1
part-time
$48,900
average full-time pay, before benefits
11
sworn police officers

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

Who represents Cassville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Cassville.

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 Cassville’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 →
Official websitecityofcassville.com ↗

Questions about how Cassville is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Cassville 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. 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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