Town Hall · Purdy

Purdy, MO town hall & government

Purdy spent $616,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $545 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Purdy's money goes

Spent
$616,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$545
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$360,00058%
Sewer & trash
$131,00021%
Police
$125,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 46%
  • Utility sales 41%
  • From other local governments 13%
Town workforce

Who works for Purdy

Full-time staff
6
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
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

Purdy R-II School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,624
Missouri: $14,569
Students
604
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,624 per pupil, $7,536 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 Purdy pay

Typical tax bill
$557
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$92,300
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 Purdy's government

Town hall & decisions in Purdy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Purdy

Purdy is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Purdy'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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