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How Winona is run

Winona spent $470,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $363 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

Photo: Brian Stansberry
City budget
$470,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$363
Below typical Missouri cities ($1,159)
Long-term debt
$1,000
$1 per resident
City staff
6
full-time · 12 part-time
Typical tax bill
$443
a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Winona is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $363 per resident a year, or $0.99 a day

The biggest line: police, at 40% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 21%Utility sales 20%Sales taxes 20%Fees & charges 16%Property taxes 15%Other taxes & licenses 6%Interest, fines & other 2%
An estimate

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $443 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.46% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Missouri$1,948
Winona$443
$443
typical bill a year
0.46%
effective rate
$95,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Winona’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Winona

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Winona yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Winona

One full-time town employee for every 216 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 8 pt
Police2 + 2 pt
Water & other utilities3
Sewer & trash1
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 1 pt
Parks & libraries0 + 1 pt
6
full-time
12
part-time
$42,800
average full-time pay, before benefits
2
sworn police officers

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Winona R-III School District

Winona’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Winona →
$13,966
per pupil · MO $14,569
440
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $13,966 per pupil, $7,670 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 17%State 53%Federal 30%

Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Winona

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Winona.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Missouri HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Missouri SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Winona’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Winona is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Winona get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Winona, mostly the Bureau’s estimates). School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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