Photo: Rob Stinnett from Boonville, MO, USA · CC BY 2.0How is Fayette run?
Fayette’s city government spent $2.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $816 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($2.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fayette is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $816 per resident a year, or $2.24 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$816 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Fayette’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($816 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 $778, and the middle half spent $510–$1,041. Fayette spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($529,000), 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; Fayette itself left out).
No trend yet
Fayette reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2024 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,182 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% 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 Fayette’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 Fayette’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fayette →
Who’s in charge in Fayette
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fayette’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on fayette.missouri.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 107 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 (2,682).
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.
Fayette R-III School District
Fayette’s K–12 school district, shared with Armstrong. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,465 per pupil, $5,846 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.
Fayette’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fayette alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Howard County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.3%3,534 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat27.1%1,341 votesOthers: 1.6% (81 votes).
Most votes in Howard County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Fayette lies in Howard County. Every 2024 race in Howard County is on the county’s page.
Howard 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 Fayette.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: fayette.missouri.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 Fayette’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Fayette’s government
How much does Fayette spend per resident?
About $816 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $816 was more 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 Fayette?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,182 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see fayette.missouri.org.
Who runs Fayette’s government?
See fayette.missouri.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fayette yet.
How did Fayette vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fayette alone. Howard County, where 100% of Fayette lies, voted Trump 71.3%, Harris 27.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fayette?
25 full-time and 49 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $90,713 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fayette in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Kurtis Gregory) and State House District 48 (Tim Taylor). The House district also covers 38 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fayette’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; 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 →