Town Hall · Harrisburg

Harrisburg, MO town hall & government

Harrisburg spent $204,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $685 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Harrisburg's money goes

Spent
$204,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$685
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$154,00075%
Administration & buildings
$43,00021%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0002%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • From the federal government 29%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Harrisburg

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$14,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 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

Harrisburg R-VIII School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,772
Missouri: $14,569
Students
606
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,772 per pupil, $7,800 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 Harrisburg pay

Typical tax bill
$1,778
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$206,700
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 Harrisburg's government

Town hall & decisions in Harrisburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harrisburg

Harrisburg is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Mark Alford. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Harrisburg'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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