Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Mountain Grove run?
Mountain Grove’s city government spent $3.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $687 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mountain Grove didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mountain Grove is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $687 per resident a year, or $1.88 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mountain Grove 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 Mountain Grove yet
Every year of Mountain Grove’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 $438 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% 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 Mountain Grove’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.
Tax bills are one input to Mountain Grove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mountain Grove →
Who’s in charge in Mountain Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 102 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 (4,705).
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.
Mountain Grove R-III School District
Mountain Grove’s K–12 school district, shared with Clinton Township, Morris Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,607 per pupil, $6,377 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.
Mountain Grove’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mountain Grove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wright County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.4%7,850 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat11.8%1,057 votesOthers: 0.8% (73 votes).
Most votes in Wright County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
96% of Mountain Grove lies in Wright County; the rest in Texas County. Every 2024 race in Wright County is on the county’s page.
Wright 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 Mountain Grove.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseMountain Grove is split between 2 districts
- 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 Mountain Grove compares with the towns next door
Mountain Grove’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | estimate | $741 |
| Mountain Grove | estimate | $438 |
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 Mountain Grove’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mountain Grove’s government
How much does Mountain Grove spend per resident?
About $687 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mountain Grove didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Mountain Grove?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $438 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% 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 Mountain Grove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mountain Grove yet.
How did Mountain Grove vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mountain Grove alone. Wright County, where 96% of Mountain Grove lies, voted Trump 87.4%, Harris 11.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mountain Grove?
46 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $154,561 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Mountain Grove in the state legislature?
Mountain Grove is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Missouri Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mountain Grove’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 Mountain Grove, 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 →