Photo: Marshall Astor · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Peculiar run?
Peculiar’s city government spent $4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $708 per resident. Water and other utilities ($820,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Peculiar is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $708 per resident a year, or $1.94 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$708 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Peculiar’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($708 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 79 Missouri cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $780, and the middle half spent $510–$1,041. Peculiar spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.4 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Peculiar itself left out).
No trend yet
Peculiar reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,042 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.07% 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 Peculiar’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 Peculiar’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Peculiar →
Who’s in charge in Peculiar
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 172 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 (5,660).
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.
Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District
Peculiar’s K–12 school district, shared with Raymore, Lake Winnebago. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,941 per pupil, $6,730 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.
Peculiar’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Peculiar alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cass County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.4%38,792 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.3%19,753 votesOthers: 1.4% (804 votes).
Most votes in Cass County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Peculiar lies in Cass County. Every 2024 race in Cass County is on the county’s page.
Cass 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 Peculiar.
- 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.
How Peculiar compares with the towns next door
Peculiar spent $708 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Raymore | estimate | $3,292 |
| Peculiar | $708 | $3,042 |
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 Peculiar’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Peculiar’s government
How much does Peculiar spend per resident?
About $708 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $708 was less than 62% of 79 Missouri cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Peculiar?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,042 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.07% 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 Peculiar’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Peculiar yet.
How did Peculiar vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Peculiar alone. Cass County, where 100% of Peculiar lies, voted Trump 65.4%, Harris 33.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Peculiar?
33 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $148,129 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Peculiar in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Rick Brattin) and State House District 62 (Sherri Gallick). The House district also covers 26 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; 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 →