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Manchester, MO town hall & government

Manchester spent $19.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,068 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Manchester's money goes

Spent
$19.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,068
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$17.4 million
$960 per resident
Roads & transportation
$5.4 million28%
Police
$5.2 million27%
Parks & libraries
$2.5 million13%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million13%
Sewer & trash
$2 million10%
Interest on debt
$645,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$316,0002%
Other
$961,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 72%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Manchester

Full-time staff
91
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
47
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
47 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
11 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
1 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

Parkway C-2 School District

Manchester's K–12 school district, shared with Country Life Acres, Town and Country, Winchester, Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights and Chesterfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,660
Missouri: $14,569
Students
16,924
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$287.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 85%
  • State 11%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,660 per pupil, $8,701 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.

Also serving Manchester: Valley Park School District ($17,393 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Manchester pay

Typical tax bill
$3,922
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$323,100
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.

Local

Contact Manchester's government

🏛️ Official websitemanchestermo.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Manchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Manchester

Manchester is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Ann Wagner. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Manchester'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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