Town Hall · Wildwood

Wildwood, MO town hall & government

Wildwood spent $19.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $550 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wildwood's money goes

Spent
$19.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$550
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$310,000
$9 per resident
Roads & transportation
$8.7 million45%
Police
$5.2 million27%
Administration & buildings
$3 million16%
Parks & libraries
$1.9 million10%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$274,0001%
Interest on debt
$19,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$13,000<1%
Other
$155,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 64%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wildwood

Full-time staff
24
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$93,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
12 full-time19 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Other
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rockwood R-VI School District

Wildwood's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkson Valley, Ellisville, Eureka, Ballwin, Fenton and Chesterfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,268
Missouri: $14,569
Students
20,088
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,268 per pupil, $8,039 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 Wildwood pay

Typical tax bill
$6,164
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$495,800
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 Wildwood's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwildwood.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wildwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wildwood

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

All of Wildwood'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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