Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Cabool spent more per resident in 2022 than 91% of similar cities
Cabool’s city government spent $1.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $963 per resident. Water and other utilities ($333,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cabool is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,048 per resident in 2022: more than 91% of them
Cabool’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,048 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $313, and the middle half spent $137–$614. Cabool spent more than 91% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($391,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cabool itself left out).
About $963 per resident a year, or $2.64 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 37%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 11% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Cabool reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,048 · 2024: $963.
full-time in March 2025, down from 31 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $869 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% 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 Cabool’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 Cabool’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cabool →
Who’s in charge in Cabool
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Cabool’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on caboolmo.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 80 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 (2,002).
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.
Cabool R-IV School District
Cabool’s K–12 school district, shared with Burdine Township, Cass Township, Sargent Township, Clinton Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,042 per pupil, $8,168 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.
Cabool’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cabool alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Texas County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.5%9,855 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.8%1,589 votesOthers: 0.7% (81 votes).
Most votes in Texas County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Cabool lies in Texas County. Every 2024 race in Texas County is on the county’s page.
Texas 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 Cabool.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: caboolmo.org ↗
- 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 Cabool’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Cabool’s government
How much does Cabool spend per resident?
About $963 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,048 was more than 91% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cabool?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $869 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see caboolmo.org.
Who runs Cabool’s government?
See caboolmo.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cabool yet.
How did Cabool vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Cabool alone. Texas County, where 100% of Cabool lies, voted Trump 85.5%, Harris 13.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cabool?
25 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $116,463 (about $1.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cabool in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Brad Hudson) and State House District 143 (Bennie Cook). The House district also covers 29 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Cabool’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; 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 →