Town Hall · Moberly

Moberly, MO town hall & government

Moberly spent $19.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,422 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moberly's money goes

Spent
$19.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,422
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
$482 per resident
Parks & libraries
$3.2 million16%
Roads & transportation
$3 million15%
Police
$2.5 million13%
Sewer & trash
$2.4 million12%
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million12%
Fire
$2.1 million11%
Administration & buildings
$793,0004%
Housing & development
$506,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$278,0001%
Interest on debt
$59,000<1%
Other
$2.5 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Moberly

Full-time staff
124
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
22
and 23 full-time firefighters
Police
33 full-time1 part
Fire
23 full-time
Water & other utilities
22 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
14 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Housing & development
5 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Health & welfare
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

Moberly School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,820
Missouri: $14,569
Students
2,127
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,820 per pupil, $7,616 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 Moberly pay

Typical tax bill
$1,238
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$153,100
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 Moberly's government

🏛️ Official websitemoberlymo.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Moberly →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moberly

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

All of Moberly'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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