Photo: Rowen Hansen · CC BY-SA 4.0Drexel spent more per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Drexel’s city government spent $868,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $914 per resident. Water and other utilities ($186,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Drexel is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$914 per resident in 2022: more than 88% of them
Drexel’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($914 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. Drexel spent more than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($280,000), 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; Drexel itself left out).
About $914 per resident a year, or $2.50 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.
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No trend yet
Drexel reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,214 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% 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 Drexel’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 Drexel’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Drexel →
Who’s in charge in Drexel
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 238 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 (950).
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.
Drexel R-IV School District
Drexel’s K–12 school district, shared with West Boone Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,781 per pupil, $8,850 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.
Drexel’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Drexel alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cass County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.4%38,792 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.3%19,753 votesOthers: 1.4% (804 votes).
Most votes in Cass County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
86% of Drexel lies in Cass County; the rest in Bates County. Every 2024 race in Cass County is on the county’s page.
Cass 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 Drexel.
- 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.
How Drexel compares with the towns next door
Drexel spent $914 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| West Boone Township | estimate | $1,333 |
| Drexel | $914 | $1,214 |
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).
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Questions about Drexel’s government
How much does Drexel spend per resident?
About $914 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $914 was more than 88% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Drexel?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,214 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.78% 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 Drexel’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Drexel yet.
How did Drexel vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Drexel alone. Cass County, where 86% of Drexel lies, voted Trump 65.4%, Harris 33.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Drexel?
4 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,062 (about $192,744 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Drexel in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Rick Brattin) and State House District 62 (Sherri Gallick). The House district also covers 26 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 →