Town Hall · Lanagan

Lanagan, MO town hall & government

Lanagan spent $103,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $256 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lanagan's money goes

Spent
$103,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$256
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$48,00047%
Water & other utilities
$36,00035%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,00017%
Administration & buildings
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 89%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Lanagan

Full-time staff
2
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 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

McDonald County R-I School District

Lanagan's K–12 school district, shared with Anderson, Ginger Blue, Jane, Noel, Pineville and Southwest City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,514
Missouri: $14,569
Students
3,610
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $11,514 per pupil, $6,726 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 Lanagan pay

Typical tax bill
$300
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.33%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$90,000
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 Lanagan's government

Town hall & decisions in Lanagan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lanagan

Lanagan is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Lanagan'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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