Town Hall · Nixa

Nixa, MO town hall & government

Nixa spent $40.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,647 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nixa's money goes

Spent
$40.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,647
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
$154 per resident
Water & other utilities
$19.5 million48%
Police
$5.7 million14%
Roads & transportation
$4.7 million12%
Sewer & trash
$4.3 million10%
Administration & buildings
$3.5 million9%
Parks & libraries
$2.3 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$700,0002%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Nixa

Full-time staff
161
44 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
42
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
48 full-time
Parks & libraries
12 full-time41 part
Water & other utilities
32 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time
Other
27 full-time2 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

Nixa School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,343
Missouri: $14,569
Students
6,640
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$95 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $11,343 per pupil, $6,231 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 Nixa: Ozark R-VI School District ($11,695 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Nixa pay

Typical tax bill
$1,921
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$258,700
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 Nixa's government

🏛️ Official websitenixa.com ↗
Town hall phone(417) 725-3785

Town hall & decisions in Nixa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nixa

Nixa is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Nixa'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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