Town Hall · Linneus

Linneus, MO town hall & government

Linneus spent $172,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $667 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Linneus's money goes

Spent
$172,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$667
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$75,00044%
Administration & buildings
$69,00040%
Sewer & trash
$26,00015%
Parks & libraries
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 83%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Linneus

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 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

Linn County R-I School District

Linneus's K–12 school district, shared with Benton, Browning, Enterprise, Purdin, Grantsville and Locust Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,360
Missouri: $14,569
Students
172
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $18,360 per pupil, $11,413 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 Linneus pay

Typical tax bill
$429
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$55,800
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 Linneus's government

Town hall & decisions in Linneus →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Linneus

Linneus is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Linneus'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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