Photo: Drowzy at English Wikipedia · Public domainPiedmont spent more per resident in 2022 than 98% of similar cities
Piedmont’s city government spent $3.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,891 per resident. Water and other utilities ($837,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Piedmont is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,891 per resident in 2022: more than 98% of them
Piedmont’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,891 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $313, and the middle half spent $137–$614. Piedmont spent more than 98% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($676,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Piedmont itself left out).
About $1,891 per resident a year, or $5.18 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: health & welfare, at 21%.
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No trend yet
Piedmont reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $548 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% 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 Piedmont’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 Piedmont’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Piedmont →
Who’s in charge in Piedmont
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Piedmont’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofpiedmont.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 111 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 (1,879).
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.
Clearwater R-I School District
Piedmont’s K–12 school district, shared with Mill Spring. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,790 per pupil, $6,512 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.
Piedmont’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Piedmont alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wayne County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.0%5,030 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.4%783 votesOthers: 0.6% (34 votes).
Most votes in Wayne County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Piedmont lies in Wayne County. Every 2024 race in Wayne County is on the county’s page.
Wayne 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 Piedmont.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofpiedmont.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Piedmont’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Piedmont’s government
How much does Piedmont spend per resident?
About $1,891 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,891 was more than 98% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Piedmont?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $548 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofpiedmont.com.
Who runs Piedmont’s government?
See cityofpiedmont.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Piedmont yet.
How did Piedmont vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Piedmont alone. Wayne County, where 100% of Piedmont lies, voted Trump 86.0%, Harris 13.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Piedmont?
17 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $49,445 (about $593,340 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Piedmont in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Jason Bean) and State House District 153 (Keith Elliott). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Piedmont’s government
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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 →