Town Hall · Vinita Park

Vinita Park, MO town hall & government

Vinita Park spent $671,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $318 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Vinita Park

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Vinita Park's money goes

Spent
$671,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$318
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$2,000
$1 per resident
Police
$268,00040%
Administration & buildings
$214,00032%
Sewer & trash
$51,0008%
Water & other utilities
$42,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$38,0006%
Roads & transportation
$32,0005%
Fire
$26,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 21%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Vinita Park didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Vinita Park

Full-time staff
53
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
42
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
44 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Vinita Park didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Ritenour School District

Vinita Park's K–12 school district, shared with Breckenridge Hills, Sycamore Hills, Woodson Terrace, Edmundson, Overland and Charlack. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,034
Missouri: $14,569
Students
6,414
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $13,034 per pupil, $7,710 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 Vinita Park: Normandy Schools Collaborative ($16,947 per pupil) · University City School District ($19,322 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Vinita Park pay

Typical tax bill
$1,641
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.65%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$99,300
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 Vinita Park's government

🏛️ Official websitevinitapark.org ↗
Town hall phone(314) 428-7379

Town hall & decisions in Vinita Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vinita Park

Vinita Park is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Wesley Bell. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Vinita Park'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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