Town Hall · Lake Tapawingo

Lake Tapawingo, MO town hall & government

Lake Tapawingo spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,488 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lake Tapawingo's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,488
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$890,000
$1,238 per resident
Sewer & trash
$356,00033%
Water & other utilities
$348,00033%
Police
$267,00025%
Administration & buildings
$88,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lake Tapawingo

Full-time staff
6
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 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

Blue Springs R-IV School District

Lake Tapawingo's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Springs. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,612
Missouri: $14,569
Students
14,744
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$364 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,612 per pupil, $7,605 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 Lake Tapawingo pay

Typical tax bill
$4,867
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$365,100
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 Lake Tapawingo's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Lake Tapawingo

Lake Tapawingo is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Emanuel Cleaver. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Lake Tapawingo'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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