Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0How is Crystal City run?
Crystal City’s city government spent $8.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, about $1,788 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Crystal City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Crystal City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,788 per resident a year, or $4.90 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Crystal City 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 Crystal City yet
Every year of Crystal City’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,323 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.71% 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 Crystal 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.
Tax bills are one input to Crystal City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Crystal City →
Who’s in charge in Crystal City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Crystal City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on crystalcitymo.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 75 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 2024 finance file (4,710).
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.
Crystal City 47 School District
Crystal City’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,255 per pupil, $7,273 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.
Jefferson County R-VII School District · $12,978 per pupil
Festus R-VI School District · $10,685 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Crystal 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 Crystal City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jefferson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.7%80,796 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.0%36,965 votesOthers: 1.3% (1,553 votes).
Most votes in Jefferson County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Crystal City lies in Jefferson County. Every 2024 race in Jefferson County is on the county’s page.
Jefferson 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 Crystal City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: crystalcitymo.org ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representativesDistrict 114
- 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.
How Crystal City compares with the towns next door
Crystal City’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $921 to $946 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Festus | $921 | $1,520 |
| Herculaneum | $946 | $2,122 |
| Crystal City | estimate | $1,323 |
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 Crystal City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Crystal City’s government
How much does Crystal City spend per resident?
About $1,788 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Crystal City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $13.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Crystal City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,323 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.71% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see crystalcitymo.org.
Who runs Crystal City’s government?
See crystalcitymo.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Crystal City yet.
How did Crystal City vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Crystal City alone. Jefferson County, where 100% of Crystal City lies, voted Trump 67.7%, Harris 31.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Crystal City?
63 full-time and 36 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $151,427 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Crystal City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Mary Elizabeth Coleman) and State House District 114. The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Crystal 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 Crystal 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 →