Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Homestown run?
Homestown’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Homestown didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Homestown is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
North Pemiscot County R-I School District
Homestown’s K–12 school district, shared with Pascola, Wardell. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,430 per pupil, $8,026 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.
No comparison or trend for Homestown yet
Every year of Homestown’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. 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 $229 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.29% 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 Homestown’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 Homestown’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Homestown →
Who’s in charge in Homestown
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Homestown’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Homestown alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pemiscot County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.3%3,917 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.3%1,331 votesOthers: 0.4% (22 votes).
Most votes in Pemiscot County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Homestown lies in Pemiscot County. Every 2024 race in Pemiscot County is on the county’s page.
Pemiscot 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 Homestown.
- 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 Homestown’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Homestown’s government
How much does Homestown spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Homestown didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $0.
What is the property tax rate in Homestown?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $229 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.29% 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 Homestown’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Homestown yet.
How did Homestown vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Homestown alone. Pemiscot County, where 100% of Homestown lies, voted Trump 74.3%, Harris 25.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Homestown?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,107 (about $13,284 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Homestown in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Jason Bean) and State House District 150 (Cameron Parker). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Homestown’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 Homestown, 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 →