How is Chaffee run?
Chaffee’s city government spent $2.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $746 per resident. Water and other utilities ($546,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Chaffee is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $746 per resident a year, or $2.04 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 30%.
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$746 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Chaffee’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($746 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 79 Missouri cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $780, and the middle half spent $510–$1,041. Chaffee spent less than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($586,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Chaffee itself left out).
No trend yet
Chaffee reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $707 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.60% 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 Chaffee’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 Chaffee’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Chaffee →
Who’s in charge in Chaffee
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 132 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,901).
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.
Chaffee R-II School District
Chaffee’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,532 per pupil, $7,059 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.
Chaffee’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Chaffee alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Scott County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.1%13,786 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.2%3,525 votesOthers: 0.6% (110 votes).
Most votes in Scott County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Chaffee lies in Scott County. Every 2024 race in Scott County is on the county’s page.
Scott 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 Chaffee.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Chaffee’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Chaffee’s government
How much does Chaffee spend per resident?
About $746 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $746 was less than 56% of 79 Missouri cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Chaffee?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $707 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Chaffee’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Chaffee yet.
How did Chaffee vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Chaffee alone. Scott County, where 100% of Chaffee lies, voted Trump 79.1%, Harris 20.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Chaffee?
22 full-time and 33 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $69,951 (about $839,412 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Chaffee in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Jamie Burger) and State House District 148 (David Dolan). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →