Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0How is Webster Groves run?
Webster Groves’ city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Webster Groves is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Webster Groves School District
Webster Groves’ K–12 school district, shared with Rock Hill, Warson Woods, Shrewsbury. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,635 per pupil, $8,464 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.
No comparison for Webster Groves yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Webster Groves’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Webster Groves reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $995 · 2024: $0.
full-time in March 2025, down from 164 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,049 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.30% 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 Webster Groves’ 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 Webster Groves’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Webster Groves →
Who’s in charge in Webster Groves
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Webster Groves’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on webstergroves.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 161 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (23,610).
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.
Webster Groves’ votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Webster Groves alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are St. Louis County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat60.8%305,635 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican37.4%187,982 votesOthers: 1.8% (9,121 votes).
Most votes in St. Louis County: Kamala D Harris
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Webster Groves lies in St. Louis County. Every 2024 race in St. Louis County is on the county’s page.
St. Louis 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 Webster Groves.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: webstergroves.org ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Webster Groves compares with the towns next door
Webster Groves’ 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $72 to $1,268 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Marlborough | $72 | $2,708 |
| Oakland | $620 | $4,418 |
| Rock Hill | $780 | $3,491 |
| Glendale | $904 | $5,611 |
| Shrewsbury | $1,268 | $3,407 |
| Brentwood | estimate | $3,738 |
| Maplewood | estimate | $3,451 |
| Crestwood | estimate | $3,247 |
| Webster Groves | estimate | $5,049 |
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 Webster Groves’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Webster Groves’ government
How much does Webster Groves spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Webster Groves?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,049 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.30% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see webstergroves.org.
Who runs Webster Groves’ government?
See webstergroves.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Webster Groves yet.
How did Webster Groves vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Webster Groves alone. St. Louis County, where 100% of Webster Groves lies, voted Harris 60.8%, Trump 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Webster Groves?
147 full-time and 60 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $12.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Webster Groves in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Doug Beck) and State House District 91 (Jo Doll). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Webster Groves’ 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 →