Photo: Guerreroast · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Olivette run?
Olivette’s city government spent $14.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,714 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Olivette didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Olivette is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Ladue School District
Olivette’s K–12 school district, shared with Crystal Lake Park, Ladue, Frontenac, Westwood, Creve Coeur. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,693 per pupil, $9,450 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 $1,714 per resident a year, or $4.70 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Olivette didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Olivette yet
Every year of Olivette’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 68 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $5,449 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.18% 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 Olivette’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 Olivette’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Olivette →
Who’s in charge in Olivette
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Olivette’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on olivettemo.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 123 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,393).
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.
Olivette’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Olivette alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Louis County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat60.8%305,635 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.4%187,982 votesOthers: 1.8% (9,121 votes).
Most votes in St. Louis County: Kamala D Harris
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Olivette lies in St. Louis County. Every 2024 race in St. Louis County is on the county’s page.
St. Louis 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 Olivette.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: olivettemo.com ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representativesDistrict 99
- 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 Olivette compares with the towns next door
Olivette’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $606 to $987 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Overland | $606 | $1,992 |
| University City | $987 | $3,640 |
| Olivette | estimate | $5,449 |
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 Olivette’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Olivette’s government
How much does Olivette spend per resident?
About $1,714 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Olivette didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $15 million.
What is the property tax rate in Olivette?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,449 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.18% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see olivettemo.com.
Who runs Olivette’s government?
See olivettemo.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Olivette yet.
How did Olivette vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Olivette alone. St. Louis County, where 100% of Olivette lies, voted Harris 60.8%, Trump 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Olivette?
68 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $534,949 (about $6.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Olivette in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Brian Williams) and State House District 99. The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Olivette’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 Olivette, 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 →