Town Hall · Noel

Noel, MO town hall & government

Noel spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $674 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Noel's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$674
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$352,00029%
Police
$244,00020%
Administration & buildings
$81,0007%
Fire
$79,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$29,0002%
Other
$433,00036%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 31%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Noel

Full-time staff
6
30 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time9 part
Fire
0 full-time11 part
Police
3 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 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

McDonald County R-I School District

Noel's K–12 school district, shared with Anderson, Ginger Blue, Jane, Lanagan, Pineville and Southwest City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,514
Missouri: $14,569
Students
3,610
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $11,514 per pupil, $6,726 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 Noel pay

Typical tax bill
$540
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$122,400
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 Noel's government

🏛️ Official website4noel.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Noel →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Noel

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

All of Noel'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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