Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Farmington spent less per resident in 2022 than 69% of similar cities
Farmington’s city government spent $15.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $861 per resident. Water and other utilities ($22.2 million) and the airport ($448,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Farmington is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$748 per resident in 2022: less than 69% of them
Farmington’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($748 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 26 Missouri cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $934, and the middle half spent $696–$1,248. Farmington spent less than 69% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.9 million), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Farmington itself left out).
About $861 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 22%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Farmington 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: $748 · 2023: $806 · 2024: $861.
full-time in March 2025, up from 136 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 $1,328 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% 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 Farmington’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 Farmington’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Farmington →
Who’s in charge in Farmington
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Farmington’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on farmington-mo.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 117 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 (18,143).
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.
Farmington R-VII School District
Farmington’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,200 per pupil, $6,158 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.
Farmington’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Farmington alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Francois County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.2%21,521 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.8%6,811 votesOthers: 1.0% (283 votes).
Most votes in St. Francois County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Farmington lies in St. Francois County. Every 2024 race in St. Francois County is on the county’s page.
St. Francois 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 Farmington.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: farmington-mo.gov ↗
- 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 Farmington’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Farmington’s government
How much does Farmington spend per resident?
About $861 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $748 was less than 69% of 26 Missouri cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Farmington?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,328 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see farmington-mo.gov.
Who runs Farmington’s government?
See farmington-mo.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Farmington yet.
How did Farmington vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Farmington alone. St. Francois County, where 100% of Farmington lies, voted Trump 75.2%, Harris 23.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Farmington?
155 full-time and 84 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $808,924 (about $9.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Farmington in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Mike Henderson) and State House District 116 (Dale Wright). The House district also covers five 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 →