Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0How is Tuscumbia run?
Who represents Tuscumbia, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Tuscumbia voted.
What stands out about how Tuscumbia is run
Read from the town’s official records.
The typical homeowner pays $1,153 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.86% 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 Tuscumbia’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 Tuscumbia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tuscumbia →
Who’s in charge in Tuscumbia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Miller County R-III School District
Tuscumbia’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,449 per pupil, $7,615 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.
Tuscumbia’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Tuscumbia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Miller County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.2%10,826 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.9%2,067 votesOthers: 0.9% (118 votes).
Most votes in Miller County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Tuscumbia lies in Miller County. Every 2024 race in Miller County is on the county’s page.
Miller 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 Tuscumbia.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Tuscumbia’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Tuscumbia’s government
What is the property tax rate in Tuscumbia?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,153 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.86% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Tuscumbia’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tuscumbia yet.
How did Tuscumbia vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Tuscumbia alone. Miller County, where 100% of Tuscumbia lies, voted Trump 83.2%, Harris 15.9% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Tuscumbia in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Mike Bernskoetter) and State House District 124 (Don Mayhew). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tuscumbia’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 →