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How Glen Allen is run

Glen Allen spent $10,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $120 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

City budget
$10,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$120
Below typical Missouri cities ($1,159)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 2 part-time
Typical tax bill
$500
a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Glen Allen is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $120 per resident a year, or $0.33 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 10% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 59%Sales taxes 22%Property taxes 15%Interest, fines & other 4%
An estimate

Glen Allen didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $500 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.39% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Missouri$1,948
Glen Allen$500
$500
typical bill a year
0.39%
effective rate
$127,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Glen Allen’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Woodland R-IV School District

Glen Allen’s K–12 school district, shared with Marble Hill. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Glen Allen →
$11,509
per pupil · MO $14,569
881
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $11,509 per pupil, $5,960 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 25%State 47%Federal 28%

Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Glen Allen

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Glen Allen yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Glen Allen

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash0 + 1 pt
0
full-time
2
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Glen Allen

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Glen Allen.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Missouri HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Missouri SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Glen Allen’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Glen Allen is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Glen Allen get good value for its tax dollars?

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Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Glen Allen, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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