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How Linn Creek is run

Linn Creek spent $565,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,216 per resident.

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City budget
$565,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,216
Above typical Missouri cities ($1,159)
Long-term debt
$140,000
$549 per resident
City staff
3
full-time · 9 part-time
Typical tax bill
$920
a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Linn Creek is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $920 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.40% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Missouri$1,948
Linn Creek$920
$920
typical bill a year
0.40%
effective rate
$228,600
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Linn Creek’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $2,216 per resident a year, or $6.07 a day

The biggest line: police, at 44% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 64%Interest, fines & other 14%Fees & charges 7%Utility sales 7%From the state 6%From other local governments 2%Other taxes & licenses 1%
The school district

Camdenton R-III School District

Linn Creek’s K–12 school district, shared with Camdenton, Friedenswald, Sunrise Beach, Osage Beach. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Linn Creek →
$13,406
per pupil · MO $14,569
3,843
students
$51.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,406 per pupil, $7,506 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 70%State 21%Federal 9%

Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Linn Creek

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Linn Creek yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Linn Creek

One full-time town employee for every 85 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings1 + 6 pt
Police2
Roads & transportation0 + 1 pt
Parks & libraries0 + 1 pt
Water & other utilities0 + 1 pt
3
full-time
9
part-time
$43,700
average full-time pay, before benefits
2
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Linn Creek

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Linn Creek.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Missouri HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Missouri SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Linn Creek’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Linn Creek is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Linn Creek get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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