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Raytown, MO town hall & government

Raytown spent $20.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $688 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Raytown's money goes

Spent
$20.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$688
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$25.6 million
$874 per resident
Police
$6.7 million33%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million19%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million12%
Sewer & trash
$2 million10%
Paid to other governments
$1.6 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million7%
Parks & libraries
$994,0005%
Interest on debt
$759,0004%
Water & other utilities
$261,0001%
Other
$254,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 46%
  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government <1%

Raytown didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Raytown

Full-time staff
105
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
41
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
50 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
14 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
19 full-time
Housing & development
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time2 part
Other
3 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

Raytown C-2 School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,574
Missouri: $14,569
Students
7,953
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$114 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,574 per pupil, $7,379 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 Raytown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,239
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$182,900
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 Raytown's government

🏛️ Official websiteraytown.mo.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Raytown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Raytown

Raytown is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Emanuel Cleaver. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Raytown'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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