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How Guilford is run

Guilford spent $4,000 in the year to April 30, 2022, about $56 per resident.

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City budget
$4,000
spent, year to April 30, 2022
Per resident
$56
Below typical Missouri cities ($1,159)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 4 part-time
Typical tax bill
$290
a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Guilford 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 $56 per resident a year, or $0.15 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 75% of spending.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $290 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Missouri$1,948
Guilford$290
$290
typical bill a year
1.08%
effective rate
$26,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Guilford’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

South Nodaway County R-IV School District

Guilford’s K–12 school district, shared with Barnard, Grant, Washington, White Cloud. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Guilford →
$17,503
per pupil · MO $14,569
161
students
$1.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $17,503 per pupil, $9,025 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 45%State 50%Federal 6%

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 Guilford

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

Who works for Guilford

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 4 pt
0
full-time
4
part-time

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

Who represents Guilford

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Guilford.

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 Guilford’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 Guilford is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

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. 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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