Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0How is Pine Lawn run?
Pine Lawn’s city government spent $6.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,763 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Pine Lawn didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Pine Lawn is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Normandy Schools Collaborative
Pine Lawn’s K–12 school district, shared with Bel-Nor, Bel-Ridge, Bellerive Acres, Beverly Hills, Greendale and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,947 per pupil, $6,642 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 $1,763 per resident a year, or $4.83 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Pine Lawn 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 Pine Lawn yet
Every year of Pine Lawn’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 $825 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.24% 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 Pine Lawn’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 Pine Lawn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pine Lawn →
Who’s in charge in Pine Lawn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 1,790 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 (3,579).
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.
Pine Lawn’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pine Lawn 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 Pine Lawn 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 Pine Lawn.
- 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 Pine Lawn compares with the towns next door
Pine Lawn’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Northwoods | estimate | $1,570 |
| Hillsdale | estimate | $735 |
| Velda Village Hills | estimate | $865 |
| Jennings | estimate | $1,369 |
| Uplands Park | estimate | $1,375 |
| Pine Lawn | estimate | $825 |
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 Pine Lawn’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Pine Lawn’s government
How much does Pine Lawn spend per resident?
About $1,763 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Pine Lawn didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Pine Lawn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $825 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.24% 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 Pine Lawn’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pine Lawn yet.
How did Pine Lawn vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pine Lawn alone. St. Louis County, where 100% of Pine Lawn lies, voted Harris 60.8%, Trump 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pine Lawn?
2 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $24,021 (about $288,252 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pine Lawn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Brian Williams) and State House District 85 (Yolonda Fountain-Henderson). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pine Lawn’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 (for Pine Lawn, 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 →