First Presbyterian Church · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLa Grange spent more per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
La Grange’s city government spent $769,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $862 per resident. Water and other utilities ($168,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how La Grange is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$862 per resident in 2022: more than 86% of them
La Grange’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($862 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. La Grange spent more than 86% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($262,000), 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; La Grange itself left out).
About $862 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 48%.
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No trend yet
La Grange reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 12 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $696 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.76% 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 La Grange’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 La Grange’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in La Grange →
Who’s in charge in La Grange
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
La Grange’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoflagrangemo.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 74 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (892).
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.
Lewis County C-1 School District
La Grange’s K–12 school district, shared with Ewing, La Belle, Lewistown, Monticello. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,542 per pupil, $7,318 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.
La Grange’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for La Grange alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lewis County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.5%3,565 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.4%872 votesOthers: 1.1% (49 votes).
Most votes in Lewis County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of La Grange lies in Lewis County. Every 2024 race in Lewis County is on the county’s page.
Lewis 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 La Grange.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoflagrangemo.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 La Grange’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about La Grange’s government
How much does La Grange spend per resident?
About $862 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $862 was more than 86% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in La Grange?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $696 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.76% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoflagrangemo.gov.
Who runs La Grange’s government?
See cityoflagrangemo.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for La Grange yet.
How did La Grange vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for La Grange alone. Lewis County, where 100% of La Grange lies, voted Trump 79.5%, Harris 19.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for La Grange?
12 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $58,400 (about $700,800 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents La Grange in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Cindy O'Laughlin) and State House District 4 (Greg Sharpe). The House district also covers 35 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 →