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Gallatin, MO town hall & government

Gallatin spent $2.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,363 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gallatin's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,363
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$5.5 million
$3,141 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million46%
Sewer & trash
$568,00024%
Roads & transportation
$400,00017%
Police
$172,0007%
Administration & buildings
$103,0004%
Parks & libraries
$40,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 71%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gallatin

Full-time staff
28
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
18 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Police
1 full-time3 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

Gallatin R-V School District

Gallatin's K–12 school district, shared with Altamont, Union, Liberty, Monroe, Harrison and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,507
Missouri: $14,569
Students
537
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,507 per pupil, $7,665 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 Gallatin pay

Typical tax bill
$882
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$137,500
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 Gallatin's government

Town hall & decisions in Gallatin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gallatin

Gallatin is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Gallatin'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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