Town Hall · Emerald Beach

Emerald Beach, MO town hall & government

Emerald Beach spent $118,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $484 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Emerald Beach's money goes

Spent
$118,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$484
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$28,00024%
Water & other utilities
$26,00022%
Parks & libraries
$19,00016%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0003%
Administration & buildings
$2,0002%
Paid to other governments
$1,0001%
Other
$39,00033%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Utility sales 30%
  • From the state 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Emerald Beach

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$15,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 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

Cassville R-IV School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,103
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,873
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $11,103 per pupil, $6,522 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 Emerald Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$1,000
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.51%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$195,600
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 Emerald Beach's government

Town hall & decisions in Emerald Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Emerald Beach

Emerald Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Emerald Beach'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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