How is Lake Winnebago run?
Lake Winnebago’s city government spent $25,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $15 per resident.
What stands out about how Lake Winnebago is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District
Lake Winnebago’s K–12 school district, shared with Raymore, Peculiar. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,941 per pupil, $6,730 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.
Lee's Summit R-VII School District · $15,082 per pupil
Pleasant Hill R-III School District · $11,785 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $15 per resident a year, or $0.04 a day
Day-to-day services only.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Lake Winnebago collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No comparison for Lake Winnebago yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Lake Winnebago’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 2400% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Lake Winnebago 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: $0 · 2024: $15. Per resident it went from $0 to $15 (up 1400%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,370 to 1,657.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $6,708 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.93% 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 Lake Winnebago’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 Lake Winnebago’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lake Winnebago →
Who’s in charge in Lake Winnebago
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 151 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,657).
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.
Lake Winnebago’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lake Winnebago 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%
100% of Lake Winnebago lies in Cass 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 Lake Winnebago.
- 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 Lake Winnebago compares with the towns next door
Lake Winnebago’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,060 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lee's Summit | $1,060 | $3,869 |
| Lake Winnebago | estimate | $6,708 |
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).
Reach Lake Winnebago’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lake Winnebago’s government
How much does Lake Winnebago spend per resident?
About $15 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Lake Winnebago?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,708 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.93% 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 Lake Winnebago’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lake Winnebago yet.
How did Lake Winnebago vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lake Winnebago alone. Cass County, where 100% of Lake Winnebago lies, voted Trump 65.4%, Harris 33.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lake Winnebago?
11 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $73,765 (about $885,180 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lake Winnebago in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Rick Brattin) and State House District 55 (Bill Irwin). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lake Winnebago’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 →