How is Riverside run?
Riverside’s city government spent $11 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,722 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Riverside didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Riverside is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Park Hill School District
Riverside’s K–12 school district, shared with Houston Lake, Lake Waukomis, Northmoor, Platte Woods, Weatherby Lake and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,605 per pupil, $8,069 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 $2,722 per resident a year, or $7.46 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Riverside didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Riverside yet
Every year of Riverside’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 63 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $3,720 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.90% 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 Riverside’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 Riverside’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Riverside →
Who’s in charge in Riverside
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 52 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (4,024).
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.
Riverside’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Riverside alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Platte County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.8%29,381 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.7%27,566 votesOthers: 1.5% (870 votes).
Most votes in Platte County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Riverside lies in Platte County. Every 2024 race in Platte County is on the county’s page.
Platte 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 Riverside.
- 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 Riverside compares with the towns next door
Riverside’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $904 to $2,078 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Parkville | $904 | $7,068 |
| Northmoor | $1,069 | $1,477 |
| Kansas City | $2,078 | $2,671 |
| Riverside | estimate | $3,720 |
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 Riverside’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Riverside’s government
How much does Riverside spend per resident?
About $2,722 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Riverside didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $16.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Riverside?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,720 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.90% 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 Riverside’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Riverside yet.
How did Riverside vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Riverside alone. Platte County, where 100% of Riverside lies, voted Trump 50.8%, Harris 47.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Riverside?
78 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $603,946 (about $7.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Riverside in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Tony Luetkemeyer) and State House District 12 (Mike Jones). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Riverside’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 Riverside, 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 →