Town Hall · Glendale

Glendale, MO town hall & government

Glendale spent $7.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,295 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Glendale

Mike WilcoxMayorSince 2019 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Glendale's money goes

Spent
$7.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,295
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
$870 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million29%
Police
$1.9 million25%
Fire
$1.9 million24%
Sewer & trash
$647,0008%
Administration & buildings
$613,0008%
Water & other utilities
$170,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$108,0001%
Paid to other governments
$36,000<1%
Other
$239,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 41%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Glendale

Full-time staff
30
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 12 full-time firefighters
Fire
12 full-time
Police
11 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kirkwood R-VII School District

Glendale's K–12 school district, shared with Kirkwood, Oakland, Huntleigh, Des Peres and Warson Woods. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,021
Missouri: $14,569
Students
6,096
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$53.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 84%
  • State 14%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $15,021 per pupil, $9,170 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 Glendale: Webster Groves School District ($14,635 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Glendale pay

Typical tax bill
$5,611
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$494,000
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 Glendale's government

🏛️ Official websiteglendalemo.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Glendale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glendale

Glendale is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Ann Wagner and Wesley Bell. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Glendale'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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