Town Hall · Owensville

Owensville, MO town hall & government

Owensville spent $4.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,741 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Owensville's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,741
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
$1,428 per resident
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million28%
Sewer & trash
$900,00020%
Water & other utilities
$775,00017%
Police
$740,00017%
Roads & transportation
$430,00010%
Fire
$220,0005%
Interest on debt
$146,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • From other local governments 30%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Owensville

Full-time staff
38
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
7 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Police
5 full-time
Other
10 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gasconade County R-II School District

Owensville's K–12 school district, shared with Gerald and Rosebud. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,380
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,823
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $10,380 per pupil, $5,867 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 Owensville pay

Typical tax bill
$963
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$139,800
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.

Local

Contact Owensville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofowensville.com/index.php ↗

Town hall & decisions in Owensville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Owensville

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

All of Owensville'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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