Town Hall · Kirkwood

Kirkwood, MO town hall & government

Kirkwood spent $94.4 million in the year to March 31, 2024, about $3,226 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kirkwood's money goes

Spent
$94.4 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,226
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$69.6 million
$2,377 per resident
Water & other utilities
$44.4 million47%
Police
$11.8 million12%
Fire
$9.1 million10%
Parks & libraries
$8.3 million9%
Roads & transportation
$7 million7%
Administration & buildings
$6 million6%
Sewer & trash
$2.9 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.8 million2%
Interest on debt
$906,0001%
Other
$2.3 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kirkwood

Full-time staff
284
53 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$91,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
61
and 55 full-time firefighters
Police
81 full-time7 part
Fire
56 full-time
Parks & libraries
29 full-time33 part
Water & other utilities
36 full-time
Administration & buildings
18 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Sewer & trash
15 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time1 part
Other
29 full-time4 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

Kirkwood's K–12 school district, shared with Oakland, Glendale, 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Kirkwood pay

Typical tax bill
$4,691
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$451,400
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 Kirkwood's government

🏛️ Official websitekirkwoodmo.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kirkwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kirkwood

Kirkwood is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Ann Wagner. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Kirkwood'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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