How is Morley run?
Morley’s city government spent $222,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $326 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Morley didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Morley is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Scott County Central Schools
Morley’s K–12 school district, shared with Haywood City, Vanduser. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,164 per pupil, $7,087 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 $326 per resident a year, or $0.89 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 44%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Morley 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 Morley yet
Every year of Morley’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 $724 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.86% 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 Morley’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 Morley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Morley →
Who’s in charge in Morley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 136 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (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.
Morley’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Morley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Scott County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.1%13,786 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.2%3,525 votesOthers: 0.6% (110 votes).
Most votes in Scott County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Morley lies in Scott County. Every 2024 race in Scott County is on the county’s page.
Scott 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 Morley.
- 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 Morley’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Morley’s government
How much does Morley spend per resident?
About $326 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Morley didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $244,000.
What is the property tax rate in Morley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $724 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.86% 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 Morley’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Morley yet.
How did Morley vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Morley alone. Scott County, where 100% of Morley lies, voted Trump 79.1%, Harris 20.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Morley?
5 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $18,160 (about $217,920 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Morley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (Jamie Burger) and State House District 148 (David Dolan). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Morley’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 Morley, 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 →