Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0How is New Florence run?
New Florence’s city government spent $739,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,050 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: New Florence didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how New Florence is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,050 per resident a year, or $2.88 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 37%.
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New Florence 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 New Florence yet
Every year of New Florence’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 $635 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% 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 New Florence’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 New Florence’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Florence →
Who’s in charge in New Florence
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 117 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (704).
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.
Montgomery County R-II School District
New Florence’s K–12 school district, shared with Bellflower, High Hill, Jonesburg, Montgomery City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,908 per pupil, $6,883 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.
New Florence’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Florence alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Montgomery County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.6%4,776 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.5%1,170 votesOthers: 0.9% (52 votes).
Most votes in Montgomery County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of New Florence lies in Montgomery County. Every 2024 race in Montgomery County is on the county’s page.
Montgomery 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 New Florence.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senatorDistrict 10
- 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 New Florence’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about New Florence’s government
How much does New Florence spend per resident?
About $1,050 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (New Florence didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $990,000.
What is the property tax rate in New Florence?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $635 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% 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 New Florence’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Florence yet.
How did New Florence vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Florence alone. Montgomery County, where 100% of New Florence lies, voted Trump 79.6%, Harris 19.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for New Florence?
6 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $21,097 (about $253,164 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents New Florence in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 and State House District 61 (Bruce Sassmann). The House district also covers 18 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 New Florence, 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 →