Photo: Fowlerphotography · CC BY 4.0How is St. Robert run?
St. Robert’s city government spent $11.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,053 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: St. Robert didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how St. Robert is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,053 per resident a year, or $5.62 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
St. Robert didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for St. Robert yet
Every year of St. Robert’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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, the same as 79 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,384 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.61% 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 St. Robert’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 St. Robert’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in St. Robert →
Who’s in charge in St. Robert
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 68 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,386).
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.
Waynesville R-VI Schools
St. Robert’s K–12 school district, shared with Waynesville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,673 per pupil, $7,526 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.
St. Robert’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for St. Robert alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pulaski County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.5%11,579 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.2%3,765 votesOthers: 1.3% (205 votes).
Most votes in Pulaski County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of St. Robert lies in Pulaski County. Every 2024 race in Pulaski County is on the county’s page.
Pulaski 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 St. Robert.
- 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 St. Robert compares with the towns next door
St. Robert’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $720 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Waynesville | $720 | $1,300 |
| St. Robert | estimate | $1,384 |
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 St. Robert’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about St. Robert’s government
How much does St. Robert spend per resident?
About $2,053 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (St. Robert didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $20.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in St. Robert?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,384 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.61% 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 St. Robert’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for St. Robert yet.
How did St. Robert vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for St. Robert alone. Pulaski County, where 100% of St. Robert lies, voted Trump 74.5%, Harris 24.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for St. Robert?
79 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $392,681 (about $4.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents St. Robert in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Justin Brown) and State House District 121 (Bill Hardwick). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about St. Robert’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 St. Robert, 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 →