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Osage, MO town hall & government

Osage spent $87,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $51 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Osage's money goes

Spent
$87,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$51
typical Missouri towns: $72
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$84,00097%
Other
$3,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce

Who works for Osage

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Roads & transportation
0 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

Rich Hill R-IV School District

Osage's K–12 school district, shared with Foster, Prairie, Rich Hill, New Home, Rockville and Pleasant Gap. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,787
Missouri: $14,569
Students
348
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,787 per pupil, $7,351 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 Osage pay

Typical tax bill
$624
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$97,200
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 Osage's government

Town hall & decisions in Osage →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Osage

Osage is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Mark Alford. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Osage'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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