Town Hall · Wright

Wright, MO town hall & government

Wright spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $607 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wright's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$607
typical Missouri cities: $1,159
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$281 per resident
Police
$1.3 million48%
Administration & buildings
$685,00025%
Roads & transportation
$315,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$144,0005%
Parks & libraries
$135,0005%
Interest on debt
$54,0002%
Sewer & trash
$53,0002%
Other
$29,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 42%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Wright

Full-time staff
27
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 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

Wright City R-II of Warren County

Wright's K–12 school district, shared with Innsbrook and Foristell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,404
Missouri: $14,569
Students
1,768
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,404 per pupil, $6,988 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 Wright pay

Typical tax bill
$1,887
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$238,800
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 Wright's government

🏛️ Official websitewrightcity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wright →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wright

Wright is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Robert F. Onder, Jr. and Ann Wagner. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Wright'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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