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Sunset Hills, MO town hall & government

Sunset Hills spent $13 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,437 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sunset Hills's money goes

Spent
$13 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,437
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
$430 per resident
Parks & libraries
$4.1 million31%
Police
$4 million31%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million19%
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million17%
Interest on debt
$164,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$143,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 67%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Sunset Hills

Full-time staff
69
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$71,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
25
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
32 full-time
Parks & libraries
12 full-time28 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
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

Lindbergh School District

Sunset Hills's K–12 school district, shared with Grantwood Village, Crestwood, Fenton and Lakeshire. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,030
Missouri: $14,569
Students
7,497
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$156.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 79%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $12,030 per pupil, $6,700 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 Sunset Hills pay

Typical tax bill
$5,031
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$523,800
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 Sunset Hills's government

🏛️ Official websitesunset-hills.com ↗
Town hall phone(314) 849-3400

Town hall & decisions in Sunset Hills →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sunset Hills

Sunset Hills is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Ann Wagner. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Sunset Hills'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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