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Fair Grove, MO town hall & government

Fair Grove spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $822 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Fair Grove's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$822
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$573,000
$372 per resident
Sewer & trash
$426,00034%
Police
$381,00030%
Administration & buildings
$293,00023%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$78,0006%
Roads & transportation
$53,0004%
Parks & libraries
$14,0001%
Paid to other governments
$11,0001%
Interest on debt
$10,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 36%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fair Grove

Full-time staff
8
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fair Grove didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fair Grove R-X School District

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

Spending per pupil
$9,406
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,273
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $9,406 per pupil, $5,608 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 Fair Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$1,427
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$214,300
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 Fair Grove's government

🏛️ Official websitefairgrove.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fair Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fair Grove

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

All of Fair Grove'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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