Town Hall · Winchester

Winchester, MO town hall & government

Winchester spent $698,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $463 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winchester's money goes

Spent
$698,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$463
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$245,00035%
Police
$158,00023%
Roads & transportation
$54,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$33,0005%
Parks & libraries
$29,0004%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Other
$177,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 64%
  • From the federal government 17%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • From the state 6%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winchester

Full-time staff
2
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Parkway C-2 School District

Winchester's K–12 school district, shared with Country Life Acres, Town and Country, Manchester, Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights and Chesterfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,660
Missouri: $14,569
Students
16,924
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$287.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 85%
  • State 11%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,660 per pupil, $8,701 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 Winchester: Rockwood R-VI School District ($13,268 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Winchester pay

Typical tax bill
$2,433
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$216,500
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 Winchester's government

Town hall & decisions in Winchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winchester

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

All of Winchester'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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