How are property tax rates determined in Missouri?

Property tax rates in Missouri are set by each taxing district (municipality, school district, park district, library, etc.) based on their annual levy (the amount of tax revenue they need). The rate is calculated by dividing the levy by the total assessed value of all property in the district.

What is the composite tax rate?

The composite tax rate is the sum of all overlapping taxing district rates that apply to a specific property. A typical property may be taxed by several overlapping districts. The composite rate determines your total tax bill when multiplied by your property's assessed value.

Why do tax rates vary within the same town?

Properties within the same municipality can have different composite rates because overlapping districts (school, park, fire, library) have different boundaries. A home in one school district may have a different rate than a home two blocks away in a different school district.

Raytown, MO

CSAKansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City MSAKansas City#6/124 Population

MO DOR

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Property Tax — Tax Year 2025 (payable 2026)i

MO DOR

Composite Ratei

7.48%–8.06%+0.7%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.3993%+2.3%YoY5.1% of total

Effective Ratei

1.42%–1.53%

Est. Annual Taxi

$3K–$3K

Median Home Valuei

$182,900

Rate varies by school district. Your actual rate depends on which school district your property falls in.

Rate Trend — click a year to explorei

20242025

Municipal

Other Districts

Where Your Tax Dollar Goesi

$0.67 Raytown C-2 School District - Operating Funds-Schools

$0.14 Raytown C-2 School District - Debt Service

$0.07 Raytown FPD - General Revenue

$0.03 City of Raytown - General Revenue

$0.03 Raytown FPD - Ambulance

$0.03 Raytown FPD - Debt Service

$0.03 Jackson County - General Revenue

$0.02 Metropolitan Community College - General Revenue

$0.02 City of Raytown - Parks & Recreation

$0.01 Jackson County - Mental Health

$0.01 Jackson County - Parks & Recreation

$0.01 Jackson County - Developmental Dis. Board

$0.01 Jackson County - Road & Bridge

$0.01 Jackson County - Senior Services

$0.01 Raytown FPD - Pension

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$50K

$710–$765

$100K

$1,421–$1,531

$150K

$2,131–$2,296

$200K

$2,841–$3,061

$250K

$3,552–$3,827

$300K

$4,262–$4,592

$350K

$4,972–$5,358

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($183K)

15 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

Raytown C-2 School District - Operating Funds-SchoolsUnit K-12

66.9%5.1994%

Raytown C-2 School District - Debt ServiceUnit K-12

14.4%1.1206%

Raytown FPD - General Revenuei

7.5%0.5791%

City of Raytown - General Revenuei

3.4%0.2663%

Raytown FPD - Ambulancei

3.2%0.2507%

Raytown FPD - Debt Servicei

3.2%0.2500%

Jackson County - General Revenuei

2.6%0.2010%

Metropolitan Community College - General Revenue

2.3%0.1767%

City of Raytown - Parks & Recreationi

1.7%0.1330%

Jackson County - Mental Healthi

1.2%0.0969%

Jackson County - Parks & Recreationi

1.2%0.0962%

Jackson County - Developmental Dis. Boardi

0.9%0.0728%

Jackson County - Road & Bridgei

0.8%0.0644%

Jackson County - Senior Servicesi

0.6%0.0500%

Raytown FPD - Pensioni

0.5%0.0371%