Sugar Creek, MO town hall & government
Sugar Creek spent $8.9 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,803 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Sugar Creek's government.
Where Sugar Creek's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 53%
- Fees & charges 16%
- Property taxes 9%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- From the federal government 6%
- Utility sales 4%
- From other local governments 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the state 1%
Who works for Sugar Creek
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Sugar Creek didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Fort Osage R-I School District
Sugar Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Buckner, Levasy, River Bend, Sibley and Independence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal
- Local 46%
- State 46%
- Federal 8%
Of the $13,905 per pupil, $7,255 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 Sugar Creek: Independence 30 School District ($12,949 per pupil).
Which schools Sugar Creek kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Sugar Creek pay
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.
Contact Sugar Creek's government
Who represents Sugar Creek
Sugar Creek is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Sam Graves and Emanuel Cleaver. Mike Kehoe is governor.
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.