Town Hall · Eureka

Eureka, MO town hall & government

Eureka spent $22.4 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,844 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eureka's money goes

Spent
$22.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,844
typical Missouri cities: $1,867
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
$227 per resident
Parks & libraries
$8.7 million39%
Police
$5.4 million24%
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million9%
Health & welfare
$596,0003%
Water & other utilities
$533,0002%
Interest on debt
$388,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$256,0001%
Sewer & trash
$130,0001%
Other
$4.3 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 64%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Utility sales 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Eureka

Full-time staff
62
65 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
27
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
9 full-time46 part
Police
27 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time15 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rockwood R-VI School District

Eureka's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkson Valley, Ellisville, Wildwood, Ballwin, Fenton and Chesterfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,268
Missouri: $14,569
Students
20,088
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,268 per pupil, $8,039 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 Eureka: Meramec Valley R-III School District ($13,052 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Eureka pay

Typical tax bill
$4,587
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$379,200
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 Eureka's government

🏛️ Official websiteeureka.mo.us ↗
Town hall phone636-938-5233

Town hall & decisions in Eureka →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eureka

Eureka is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Ann Wagner and Robert F. Onder, Jr.. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Eureka'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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