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Osage Beach, MO town hall & government

Osage Beach spent $21.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,515 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Osage Beach's money goes

Spent
$21.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,515
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$218 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.2 million24%
Roads & transportation
$5 million23%
Police
$3.8 million18%
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million10%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million8%
Health & welfare
$822,0004%
Parks & libraries
$741,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$643,0003%
Other
$1.5 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 52%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Property taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Osage Beach

Full-time staff
101
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
36 full-time
Administration & buildings
15 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Health & welfare
7 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
7 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

Camdenton R-III School District

Osage Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Camdenton, Friedenswald, Linn Creek and Sunrise Beach. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,406
Missouri: $14,569
Students
3,843
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$51.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,406 per pupil, $7,506 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 Osage Beach: School of The Osage School District ($12,679 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Osage Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$1,740
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$355,200
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.

Local

Contact Osage Beach's government

🏛️ Official websiteosagebeach-mo.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Osage Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Osage Beach

Osage Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Robert F. Onder, Jr. and Mark Alford. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Osage Beach'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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