12/13/2021
Missouri State Auditor Nicole
Galloway has released her office's annual review of local property tax rates.
The State Auditor's Office has reviewed rates each year since 1985 to determine
whether they are compliant with state law and to monitor rate adjustments to
ensure revenue neutrality, as required by law. The office does not make recommendations
on property tax rates or increases.
The report provides property tax
rates reported to the State Auditor's Office for local government entities,
such as cities, counties, and school and fire districts. In 2021, staff
reviewed 4,854 property tax rates of 2,806 taxing authorities. For the seventh
year in a row -- and the seventh year overall -- the State Auditor's Office
found that no taxing authorities levied a tax rate that exceeded the tax rate
certified.
The complete review of 2021 property
tax rates is available here.
