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Richmond Heights, MO town hall & government

Richmond Heights spent $23.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,609 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Richmond Heights's money goes

Spent
$23.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,609
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$13.7 million
$1,498 per resident
Police
$5.8 million24%
Parks & libraries
$4.6 million20%
Roads & transportation
$4.1 million17%
Fire
$3.8 million16%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million10%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$785,0003%
Paid to other governments
$603,0003%
Interest on debt
$506,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 56%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Richmond Heights

Full-time staff
100
97 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
36
and 24 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
16 full-time82 part
Police
37 full-time
Fire
24 full-time
Administration & buildings
9 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,256
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,545
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$41.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 82%
  • State 14%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,256 per pupil, $9,310 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.

Also serving Richmond Heights: Clayton School District ($24,787 per pupil) · Ladue School District ($15,693 per pupil) · Brentwood School District ($22,085 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Richmond Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$4,660
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$358,700
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 Richmond Heights's government

🏛️ Official websiterichmondheights.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Richmond Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Richmond Heights

Richmond Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Wesley Bell and Ann Wagner. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Richmond Heights'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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