Town Hall · Winfield

Winfield, MO town hall & government

Winfield spent $955,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $600 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winfield's money goes

Spent
$955,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$600
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$4.8 million
$3,040 per resident
Sewer & trash
$300,00031%
Water & other utilities
$248,00026%
Interest on debt
$193,00020%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$24,0003%
Administration & buildings
$8,0001%
Other
$182,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winfield

Full-time staff
9
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time5 part
Police
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 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

Winfield R-IV School District

Winfield's K–12 school district, shared with Chain of Rocks, Foley and Old Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,166
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,544
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,166 per pupil, $6,363 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 Winfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,453
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$208,100
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 Winfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Winfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winfield

Winfield is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Winfield'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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