How is Appleton City run?
Appleton City’s city government spent $671,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $603 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Appleton City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Appleton City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $603 per resident a year, or $1.65 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Appleton City didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Appleton City yet
Every year of Appleton City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $900 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.92% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Appleton City’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.
Tax bills are one input to Appleton City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Appleton City →
Who’s in charge in Appleton City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Appleton City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on acmogov.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 278 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,113).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Appleton City R-II School District
Appleton City’s K–12 school district, shared with Rockville, Rockville Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $31,639 per pupil, $18,873 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Appleton City’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Appleton City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Clair County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.8%3,982 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.2%959 votesOthers: 1.0% (49 votes).
Most votes in St. Clair County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Appleton City lies in St. Clair County. Every 2024 race in St. Clair County is on the county’s page.
St. Clair County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Appleton City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: acmogov.com ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Appleton City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Appleton City’s government
How much does Appleton City spend per resident?
About $603 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Appleton City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.5 million.
What is the property tax rate in Appleton City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $900 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.92% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see acmogov.com.
Who runs Appleton City’s government?
See acmogov.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Appleton City yet.
How did Appleton City vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Appleton City alone. St. Clair County, where 100% of Appleton City lies, voted Trump 79.8%, Harris 19.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Appleton City?
4 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,420 (about $173,040 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Appleton City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Sandy Crawford) and State House District 126 (Jim Kalberloh). The House district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Appleton City’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Appleton City, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →