Town Hall · Thayer

Thayer, MO town hall & government

Thayer spent $25,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $13 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Thayer's money goes

Spent
$25,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$13
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$1,015 per resident
Interest on debt
$25,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 61%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Thayer 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 Thayer

Full-time staff
25
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
10 full-time
Fire
0 full-time17 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 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

Thayer R-II School District

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

Spending per pupil
$10,737
Missouri: $14,569
Students
769
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $10,737 per pupil, $7,153 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 Thayer pay

Typical tax bill
$501
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$67,500
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 Thayer's government

Town hall & decisions in Thayer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Thayer

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

All of Thayer'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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