Town Hall · Lake

Lake, MO town hall & government

Lake spent $41,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $205 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lake's money goes

Spent
$41,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$205
typical Missouri towns: $72
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$41,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Lake didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nevada R-V School District

Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Center, Deerfield, Metz, Metz, Milo and Nevada. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,509
Missouri: $14,569
Students
2,350
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $11,509 per pupil, $6,643 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 pay

Typical tax bill
$1,406
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$317,100
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's government

Town hall & decisions in Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lake

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

All of Lake'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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