Town Hall · Otterville

Otterville, MO town hall & government

Otterville spent $333,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $735 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Otterville's money goes

Spent
$333,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$735
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$874,000
$1,929 per resident
Sewer & trash
$173,00052%
Water & other utilities
$87,00026%
Interest on debt
$52,00016%
Police
$21,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 63%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Otterville

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,400
a year, before benefits
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Police
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

Otterville R-VI School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,315
Missouri: $14,569
Students
219
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1,000
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,315 per pupil, $7,721 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 Otterville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,128
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.92%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$122,800
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 Otterville's government

Town hall & decisions in Otterville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Otterville

Otterville is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Robert F. Onder, Jr.. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Otterville'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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