How is Mill Spring run?
Mill Spring’s village government spent $102,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $583 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mill Spring didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mill Spring is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Clearwater R-I School District
Mill Spring’s K–12 school district, shared with Piedmont. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,790 per pupil, $6,512 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.
About $583 per resident a year, or $1.60 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 53%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mill Spring didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Mill Spring yet
Every year of Mill Spring’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 $270 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.24% 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 Mill Spring’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 Mill Spring’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mill Spring →
Who’s in charge in Mill Spring
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mill Spring’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mill Spring alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wayne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.0%5,030 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.4%783 votesOthers: 0.6% (34 votes).
Most votes in Wayne County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Mill Spring lies in Wayne County. Every 2024 race in Wayne County is on the county’s page.
Wayne 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 Mill Spring.
- 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 Mill Spring’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mill Spring’s government
How much does Mill Spring spend per resident?
About $583 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mill Spring didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $102,000.
What is the property tax rate in Mill Spring?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $270 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.24% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Mill Spring’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mill Spring yet.
How did Mill Spring vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mill Spring alone. Wayne County, where 100% of Mill Spring lies, voted Trump 86.0%, Harris 13.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mill Spring?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $624 (about $7,488 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mill Spring in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Jason Bean) and State House District 153 (Keith Elliott). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mill Spring’s government
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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 (for Mill Spring, 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 →