How is Reeds Spring run?
Reeds Spring’s city government spent $243,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $277 per resident. Water and other utilities ($32,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Reeds Spring is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Reeds Spring R-IV School District
Reeds Spring’s K–12 school district, shared with Branson West, Coney Island, Indian Point, Kimberling City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,807 per pupil, $8,254 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 $277 per resident a year, or $0.76 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 50%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$277 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Reeds Spring’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($277 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 $322, and the middle half spent $137–$618. Reeds Spring spent less than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($8,000), 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; Reeds Spring itself left out).
No trend yet
Reeds Spring reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $987 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% 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 Reeds Spring’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 Reeds Spring’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Reeds Spring →
Who’s in charge in Reeds Spring
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Reeds Spring’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on crane-mo.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 125 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 (876).
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.
Reeds Spring’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Reeds Spring alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Stone County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.3%15,357 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.9%3,620 votesOthers: 0.8% (146 votes).
Most votes in Stone County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Reeds Spring lies in Stone County. Every 2024 race in Stone County is on the county’s page.
Stone 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 Reeds Spring.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: crane-mo.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 Reeds Spring’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Reeds Spring’s government
How much does Reeds Spring spend per resident?
About $277 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $277 was less than 54% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Reeds Spring?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $987 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see crane-mo.com.
Who runs Reeds Spring’s government?
See crane-mo.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Reeds Spring yet.
How did Reeds Spring vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Reeds Spring alone. Stone County, where 100% of Reeds Spring lies, voted Trump 80.3%, Harris 18.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Reeds Spring?
7 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $33,556 (about $402,672 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Reeds Spring in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Brad Hudson) and State House District 138 (Burt Whaley). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Reeds Spring’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 →