Photo: Andrew Balet · CC BY 2.5How is Ste. Genevieve run?
Ste. Genevieve’s city government spent $3.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $778 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Ste. Genevieve is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $778 per resident a year, or $2.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$778 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Ste. Genevieve’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($778 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. Ste. Genevieve spent less than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($742,000), 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; Ste. Genevieve itself left out).
No trend yet
Ste. Genevieve reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,435 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.83% 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 Ste. Genevieve’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 Ste. Genevieve’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ste. Genevieve →
Who’s in charge in Ste. Genevieve
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ste. Genevieve’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on stegenevieve.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 259 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 (4,406).
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.
Ste. Genevieve County R-II School District
Ste. Genevieve’s K–12 school district, shared with Bloomsdale, St. Mary. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,793 per pupil, $7,836 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.
Ste. Genevieve’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ste. Genevieve alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ste. Genevieve County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.9%7,031 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat26.9%2,629 votesOthers: 1.2% (116 votes).
Most votes in Ste. Genevieve County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Ste. Genevieve lies in Ste. Genevieve County. Every 2024 race in Ste. Genevieve County is on the county’s page.
Ste. Genevieve 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 Ste. Genevieve.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: stegenevieve.org ↗
- 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 Ste. Genevieve’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ste. Genevieve’s government
How much does Ste. Genevieve spend per resident?
About $778 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $778 was less than 51% of 79 Missouri cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ste. Genevieve?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,435 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.83% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see stegenevieve.org.
Who runs Ste. Genevieve’s government?
See stegenevieve.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ste. Genevieve yet.
How did Ste. Genevieve vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Ste. Genevieve alone. Ste. Genevieve County, where 100% of Ste. Genevieve lies, voted Trump 71.9%, Harris 26.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ste. Genevieve?
17 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $89,068 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ste. Genevieve in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Mike Henderson) and State House District 145 (Bryant Wolfin). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ste. Genevieve’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 →