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Mountain View, MO town hall & government

Mountain View spent $2.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $823 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mountain View's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$823
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$657 per resident
Parks & libraries
$437,00020%
Police
$359,00016%
Administration & buildings
$310,00014%
Sewer & trash
$295,00014%
Water & other utilities
$285,00013%
Roads & transportation
$98,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$52,0002%
Fire
$18,0001%
Health & welfare
$8,000<1%
Other
$323,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 62%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Mountain View 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 Mountain View

Full-time staff
37
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
9 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Fire
1 full-time3 part
Other
4 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District

Mountain View's K–12 school district, shared with Birch Tree. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,604
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,211
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 24%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $11,604 per pupil, $6,657 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 Mountain View pay

Typical tax bill
$822
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$123,500
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 Mountain View's government

Town hall & decisions in Mountain View →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mountain View

Mountain View is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Jason Smith. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Mountain View'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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