Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Brentwood run?
Brentwood’s city government spent $22.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,749 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Brentwood didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Brentwood is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Brentwood.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: brentwoodmo.org ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
About $2,749 per resident a year, or $7.53 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 17%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Brentwood didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Brentwood yet
Every year of Brentwood’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 110 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $3,738 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.25% 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 Brentwood’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.
Tax bills are one input to Brentwood’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brentwood →
Who’s in charge in Brentwood
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brentwood’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on brentwoodmo.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 67 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,100).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Brentwood School District
Brentwood’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,085 per pupil, $11,670 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Brentwood’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brentwood alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Louis County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat60.8%305,635 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.4%187,982 votesOthers: 1.8% (9,121 votes).
Most votes in St. Louis County: Kamala D Harris
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Brentwood lies in St. Louis County. Every 2024 race in St. Louis County is on the county’s page.
St. Louis 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.
How Brentwood compares with the towns next door
Brentwood’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $780 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | $780 | $3,491 |
| Webster Groves | estimate | $5,049 |
| Maplewood | estimate | $3,451 |
| Richmond Heights | estimate | $4,660 |
| Brentwood | estimate | $3,738 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Brentwood’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brentwood’s government
How much does Brentwood spend per resident?
About $2,749 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Brentwood didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $28.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Brentwood?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,738 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.25% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see brentwoodmo.org.
Who runs Brentwood’s government?
See brentwoodmo.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brentwood yet.
How did Brentwood vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brentwood alone. St. Louis County, where 100% of Brentwood lies, voted Harris 60.8%, Trump 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Brentwood?
121 full-time and 41 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $952,960 (about $11.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Brentwood in the state legislature?
State Senate District 4 (Karla May) and State House District 83 (Ray Reed). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brentwood’s government
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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 Brentwood, 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 →