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Puxico, MO town hall & government

Puxico spent $1.3 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,476 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Puxico's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,476
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$2,783 per resident
Roads & transportation
$446,00036%
Administration & buildings
$168,00013%
Sewer & trash
$131,00010%
Water & other utilities
$128,00010%
Police
$105,0008%
Fire
$102,0008%
Interest on debt
$97,0008%
Parks & libraries
$46,0004%
Health & welfare
$7,0001%
Other
$20,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 26%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Puxico

Full-time staff
2
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$26,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time21 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Police
1 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
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

Puxico R-VIII School District

Puxico's K–12 school district, shared with Duck Creek and New Lisbon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$9,991
Missouri: $14,569
Students
779
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$400,000
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 25%

Of the $9,991 per pupil, $5,759 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 Puxico pay

Typical tax bill
$637
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$89,500
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 Puxico's government

Town hall & decisions in Puxico →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Puxico

Puxico is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Jason Smith. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Puxico'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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