Town Hall · Macon

Macon, MO town hall & government

Macon spent $23 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,209 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Macon's money goes

Spent
$23 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,209
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$501 per resident
Water & other utilities
$15 million65%
Sewer & trash
$2 million9%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million6%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million5%
Fire
$968,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$933,0004%
Police
$878,0004%
Administration & buildings
$668,0003%
Health & welfare
$25,000<1%
Housing & development
$2,000<1%
Other
$13,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 63%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 5%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Macon

Full-time staff
75
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
and 7 full-time firefighters
Water & other utilities
28 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time16 part
Police
11 full-time
Fire
7 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Macon County R-I School District

Macon's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,487
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,182
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 48%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,487 per pupil, $7,258 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 Macon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,024
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$151,800
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.

Local

Contact Macon's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmacon-mo.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Macon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Macon

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

All of Macon'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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