Town Hall · Chaffee

Chaffee, MO town hall & government

Chaffee spent $3.5 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,190 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Chaffee's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,190
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$11.3 million
$3,912 per resident
Sewer & trash
$921,00027%
Police
$693,00020%
Water & other utilities
$683,00020%
Administration & buildings
$365,00011%
Roads & transportation
$293,0008%
Parks & libraries
$213,0006%
Fire
$190,0006%
Interest on debt
$63,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,000<1%
Health & welfare
$15,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the state 15%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chaffee

Full-time staff
22
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
12 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Fire
0 full-time12 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 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

Chaffee R-II School District

Chaffee's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,532
Missouri: $14,569
Students
611
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,532 per pupil, $7,059 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 Chaffee pay

Typical tax bill
$707
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$117,400
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 Chaffee's government

Town hall & decisions in Chaffee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chaffee

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

All of Chaffee'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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