How is Pleasant Valley run?
Pleasant Valley’s city government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $453 per resident.
What stands out about how Pleasant Valley is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
North Kansas City 74 School District
Pleasant Valley’s K–12 school district, shared with Avondale, Birmingham, Claycomo, Gladstone, North Kansas City and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,811 per pupil, $7,906 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.
Liberty 53 School District · $14,835 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $453 per resident a year, or $1.24 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$799 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Pleasant Valley’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($799 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 $778, and the middle half spent $510–$1,041. Pleasant Valley spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($72,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Pleasant Valley itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 49% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Pleasant Valley 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: $799 · 2023: $453. Per resident it went from $799 to $453 (down 43%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,047 to 2,743.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,291 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.13% 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 Valley’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 Valley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Pleasant Valley →
Who’s in charge in Pleasant Valley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Pleasant Valley’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on pleasantvalleymo.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 229 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,743).
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.
Pleasant Valley’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 Valley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Clay County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.0%67,688 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.4%60,345 votesOthers: 1.6% (2,127 votes).
Most votes in Clay County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Pleasant Valley lies in Clay County. Every 2024 race in Clay County is on the county’s page.
Clay 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 Valley.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: pleasantvalleymo.org ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Pleasant Valley compares with the towns next door
Pleasant Valley spent $799 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $413 to $2,078. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Claycomo | $413 | $1,831 |
| Kansas City | $2,078 | $2,671 |
| Liberty | estimate | $3,267 |
| Pleasant Valley | $799 | $2,291 |
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 Pleasant Valley’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Pleasant Valley’s government
How much does Pleasant Valley spend per resident?
About $453 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $799 was more than 53% of 79 Missouri cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Pleasant Valley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,291 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.13% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see pleasantvalleymo.org.
Who runs Pleasant Valley’s government?
See pleasantvalleymo.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Pleasant Valley yet.
How did Pleasant Valley vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Pleasant Valley alone. Clay County, where 100% of Pleasant Valley lies, voted Trump 52.0%, Harris 46.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Pleasant Valley?
12 full-time and 57 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $103,611 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Pleasant Valley in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Maggie Nurrenbern) and State House District 17 (Bill Allen). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Pleasant Valley’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; 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 →