Town Hall · Musselfork

Musselfork, MO town hall & government

Musselfork spent $120,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $363 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Musselfork's money goes

Spent
$120,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$363
typical Missouri towns: $72
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$111,00093%
Administration & buildings
$9,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 53%
  • Property taxes 47%
Town workforce

Who works for Musselfork

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Keytesville R-III School District

Musselfork's K–12 school district, shared with Keytesville, Keytesville, Dalton, Bowling Green and Salt Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,009
Missouri: $14,569
Students
116
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 62%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $25,009 per pupil, $13,845 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 Musselfork: Marceline R-V School District ($11,806 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Musselfork pay

Typical tax bill
$983
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$174,200
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 Musselfork's government

Town hall & decisions in Musselfork →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Musselfork

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

All of Musselfork'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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