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Maryland Heights, MO town hall & government

Maryland Heights spent $48 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,784 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maryland Heights's money goes

Spent
$48 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,784
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$30.6 million
$1,139 per resident
Parks & libraries
$18.9 million39%
Police
$11.5 million24%
Administration & buildings
$5 million10%
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million6%
Sewer & trash
$2 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.8 million4%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million3%
Housing & development
$1.2 million2%
Water & other utilities
$605,0001%
Health & welfare
$175,000<1%
Other
$3 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 53%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Income taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Maryland Heights

Full-time staff
200
93 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
85
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
102 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
26 full-time77 part
Administration & buildings
28 full-time12 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time2 part
Other
25 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Maryland Heights didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Parkway C-2 School District

Maryland Heights's K–12 school district, shared with Country Life Acres, Town and Country, Manchester, Winchester, Creve Coeur 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 Maryland Heights: Pattonville R-III School District ($16,881 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Maryland Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$2,942
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$227,000
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.

Local

Contact Maryland Heights's government

🏛️ Official websitemarylandheights.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Maryland Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maryland Heights

Maryland Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Ann Wagner and Wesley Bell. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Maryland Heights'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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