Town Hall · Peculiar

Peculiar, MO town hall & government

Peculiar spent $6.5 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,150 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Peculiar's money goes

Spent
$6.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,150
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$28.3 million
$5,002 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million24%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million18%
Police
$1.2 million18%
Roads & transportation
$747,00011%
Administration & buildings
$578,0009%
Interest on debt
$484,0007%
Parks & libraries
$233,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$228,0004%
Housing & development
$171,0003%
Health & welfare
$18,000<1%
Other
$89,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Peculiar

Full-time staff
33
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 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

Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District

Peculiar's K–12 school district, shared with Raymore and Lake Winnebago. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,941
Missouri: $14,569
Students
6,314
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$92.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $12,941 per pupil, $6,730 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 Peculiar pay

Typical tax bill
$3,042
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$283,900
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 Peculiar's government

Town hall & decisions in Peculiar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Peculiar

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

All of Peculiar'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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