Town Hall · Middletown

Middletown, MO town hall & government

Middletown spent $38,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $253 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Middletown's money goes

Spent
$38,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$253
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$43,000
$287 per resident
Police
$17,00045%
Water & other utilities
$13,00034%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,00018%
Interest on debt
$1,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 89%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Property taxes 1%

Middletown didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Middletown

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$5,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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

Wellsville-Middletown R-I School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,720
Missouri: $14,569
Students
289
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$970,000
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $14,720 per pupil, $7,886 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 Middletown pay

Typical tax bill
$862
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$65,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Middletown's government

Town hall & decisions in Middletown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middletown

Middletown is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Robert F. Onder, Jr.. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Middletown'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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