Infirmary Building, Missouri State Hospital Number 3 · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Nevada runs its own hospital
Nevada’s city government spent $23.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,834 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. It also runs a hospital ($43.5 million) and water utilities ($2.1 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Nevada is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,834 per resident a year, or $7.76 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 11%.
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No comparison or trend for Nevada yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Nevada’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), the same as 20 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $964 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.79% 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 Nevada’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 Nevada’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Nevada →
Who’s in charge in Nevada
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Nevada’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on nevadamo.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 410 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (8,198).
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.
Nevada R-V School District
Nevada’s K–12 school district, shared with Center Township, Deerfield, Lake Township, Metz, Metz Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,509 per pupil, $6,643 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.
Nevada’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Nevada alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Vernon County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.3%7,112 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.8%1,774 votesOthers: 1.0% (87 votes).
Most votes in Vernon County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Nevada lies in Vernon County. Every 2024 race in Vernon County is on the county’s page.
Vernon 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 Nevada.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: nevadamo.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.
How Nevada compares with the towns next door
Nevada’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $54 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Center Township | $54 | $1,149 |
| Washington Township | estimate | $1,198 |
| Nevada | estimate | $964 |
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 Nevada’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Nevada’s government
How much does Nevada spend per resident?
About $2,834 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. Nevada also runs a hospital ($43.5 million), counted separately.
What is the property tax rate in Nevada?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $964 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.79% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see nevadamo.gov.
Who runs Nevada’s government?
See nevadamo.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Nevada yet.
How did Nevada vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Nevada alone. Vernon County, where 100% of Nevada lies, voted Trump 79.3%, Harris 19.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Nevada?
20 full-time and 114 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 395 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $3.1M (about $37.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Nevada in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Sandy Crawford) and State House District 125 (Dane Diehl). The House district also covers 56 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Nevada’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 →