Pleasant Hill spent less per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Pleasant Hill’s city government spent $7.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, about $851 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Pleasant Hill is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$573 per resident in 2022: less than 70% of them
Pleasant Hill’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($573 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. Pleasant Hill spent less than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.7 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; Pleasant Hill itself left out).
About $851 per resident a year, or $2.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 48% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Pleasant Hill reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $573 · 2024: $851.
full-time in March 2025, up from 36 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,423 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.87% 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 Pleasant Hill’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 Pleasant Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pleasant Hill →
Who’s in charge in Pleasant Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pleasant Hill’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pleasanthill.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 182 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,715).
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.
Pleasant Hill R-III School District
Pleasant Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Baldwin Park. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,785 per pupil, $6,057 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.
Lee's Summit R-VII School District · $15,082 per pupil
Strasburg C-3 School District · $13,963 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Pleasant Hill’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill lies in Cass County; the rest in Jackson 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 Pleasant Hill.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pleasanthill.com ↗
- 2Missouri HousePleasant Hill is split between 2 districts
- 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 Pleasant Hill’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pleasant Hill’s government
How much does Pleasant Hill spend per resident?
About $851 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $573 was less than 70% of 79 Missouri cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pleasant Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,423 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pleasanthill.com.
Who runs Pleasant Hill’s government?
See pleasanthill.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pleasant Hill yet.
How did Pleasant Hill vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pleasant Hill alone. Cass County, where 100% of Pleasant Hill lies, voted Trump 65.4%, Harris 33.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pleasant Hill?
48 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $255,673 (about $3.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pleasant Hill in the state legislature?
Pleasant Hill is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Missouri Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pleasant Hill’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 →