Town Hall · Cotton Hill

Cotton Hill, MO town hall & government

Cotton Hill spent $323,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $63 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Cotton Hill's money goes

Spent
$323,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$63
typical Missouri towns: $72
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$245,00076%
Administration & buildings
$53,00016%
Other
$25,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 99%
  • From the federal government 1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Cotton Hill

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$31,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Malden R-I School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,244
Missouri: $14,569
Students
841
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $12,244 per pupil, $7,887 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.

Also serving Cotton Hill: Clarkton C-4 School District ($14,878 per pupil) · Bernie R-XIII School District ($11,814 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cotton Hill pay

Typical tax bill
$582
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$92,400
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 Cotton Hill's government

Town hall & decisions in Cotton Hill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cotton Hill

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

All of Cotton Hill'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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