Berry Cemetery · Photo: Brian Sims · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Ash Grove run?
Ash Grove’s city government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,103 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ash Grove didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Ash Grove is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,103 per resident a year, or $3.02 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Ash Grove 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 Ash Grove yet
Every year of Ash Grove’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 $895 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.63% 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 Ash Grove’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 Ash Grove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ash Grove →
Who’s in charge in Ash Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ash Grove’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ashgrovemo.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 180 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 (1,443).
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.
Ash Grove R-IV School District
Ash Grove’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,095 per pupil, $6,894 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.
Ash Grove’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ash Grove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Greene County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.7%85,956 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.9%55,971 votesOthers: 1.5% (2,110 votes).
Most votes in Greene County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Ash Grove lies in Greene County. Every 2024 race in Greene County is on the county’s page.
Greene 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 Ash Grove.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ashgrovemo.gov ↗
- 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 Ash Grove’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ash Grove’s government
How much does Ash Grove spend per resident?
About $1,103 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Ash Grove didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Ash Grove?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $895 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ashgrovemo.gov.
Who runs Ash Grove’s government?
See ashgrovemo.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ash Grove yet.
How did Ash Grove vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ash Grove alone. Greene County, where 100% of Ash Grove lies, voted Trump 59.7%, Harris 38.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ash Grove?
8 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $41,297 (about $495,564 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Ash Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Curtis Trent) and State House District 131 (Bill Owen). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ash Grove’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 Ash Grove, 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 →