Photo: Sector001 · CC BY-SA 3.0Sumner spent more per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Sumner’s city government spent $61,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $642 per resident.
What stands out about how Sumner is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$642 per resident in 2022: more than 77% of them
Sumner’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($642 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 $313, and the middle half spent $137–$614. Sumner spent more than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($40,000), 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; Sumner itself left out).
About $642 per resident a year, or $1.76 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 66%.
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No trend yet
Sumner reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $580 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sumner’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 Sumner’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sumner →
Who’s in charge in Sumner
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Northwestern R-I School District
Sumner’s K–12 school district, shared with Mendon, Mendon Township, Rothville, Triplett, Triplett Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,152 per pupil, $10,427 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.
Sumner’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sumner alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Chariton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.7%3,179 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.4%875 votesOthers: 0.9% (35 votes).
Most votes in Chariton County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Sumner lies in Chariton County. Every 2024 race in Chariton County is on the county’s page.
Chariton 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 Sumner.
- 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.
Reach Sumner’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Sumner’s government
How much does Sumner spend per resident?
About $642 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 $642 was more than 77% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Sumner’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sumner yet.
How did Sumner vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sumner alone. Chariton County, where 100% of Sumner lies, voted Trump 77.7%, Harris 21.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sumner?
0 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,227 (about $146,724 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Sumner in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Rusty Black) and State House District 48 (Tim Taylor). The House district also covers 38 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →