Town Hall · Worth

How Worth is run

Worth spent $19,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $333 per resident. (A Census Bureau estimate.)

City budget

$19,000

spent, year to December 31, 2022

Per resident

$333

Below typical Missouri cities ($1,159)

Long-term debt

None

at year end

City staff

full-time · 1 part-time

Typical tax bill

$433

a year · MO $1,948

What stands out about how Worth is run

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

A lean budget$333 per resident a year, vs $1,159 for a typical Missouri city.Lower tax billsThe typical homeowner pays $433 a year in property tax, vs $1,948 across Missouri.Police & fire come first42% of the budget goes to police and fire, its biggest line.A shared school districtShares Worth County R-III School District with 6+ other towns.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $333 per resident a year, or $0.91 a day

The biggest line: police, at 42% of spending.

WORTHYour share · per resident · year to December 31, 2022

Police$8,000 · 42%$140

Administration & buildings$7,000 · 37%$123

Courts, inspections & corrections$1,000 · 5%$18

Roads & transportation$1,000 · 5%$18

Sewer & trash$1,000 · 5%$18

Water & other utilities$1,000 · 5%$18

Total per resident$333

Whole budget $19,000 · 57 residents
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Where the money comes from

From the state 24%Utility sales 20%Fees & charges 17%Sales taxes 17%Property taxes 15%Other taxes & licenses 4%Interest, fines & other 2%

An estimate

Worth 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 $433 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Missouri$1,948

Worth$433

$433

typical bill a year

Your own bill

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

The school district

Worth County R-III School District

Worth’s K–12 school district, shared with Allendale, Denver, Grant City, Irena, Sheridan and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Worth →

$14,416

per pupil · MO $14,569

274

students

$105,000

long-term debt

Of the $14,416 per pupil, $8,398 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 43%State 43%Federal 14%

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

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Worth

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

Who works for Worth

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt

full-time

part-time

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

Who represents Worth

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Worth.

Politics & elections →

1
Your cityMayor & council

Local officials aren’t on record yet.
2
Missouri HouseState representatives

Mazzie Christensen
3
Missouri SenateState senator

Rusty Black
4
GovernorStatewide

Mike Kehoe
5
U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress

Sam Graves
6
U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri

Josh Hawley Eric Schmitt

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

Reach Worth’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 Worth is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Does Worth 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 Worth, 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.