Collected and spent
In fiscal year 2024, Kansas City collected $495.0M in taxes and spent $624.4M.
Collected
$495.0M
Fiscal year 2024 · taxes
Spent
$624.4M
Fiscal year 2024
Where the money comes from
One tax.
Property tax
$1.5291 per $100 of value
Source · Missouri State Auditor — 2024 Property Tax Rates (Report 2024-107), Appendix VII, City of Kansas City. Read on August 25, 2026.
Details
City of Kansas City (MO) 2024 property tax — sum of certified city levied rates (MO State Auditor 2024 Property Tax Rates, Report 2024-107, Appendix VII, Jackson County p.44: General Revenue 0.5469 + Health 0.3799 + Health-Temp 0.1672 + Museum 0.0151 + Debt Service 0.4200 = $1.5291/$100 assessed). Replaces the 60-mill combined-estimate model 2026-08-25; KCPL library is its own district lineWhere it goes
Five service lines.
Public safety
$369.3M
Pensions and retiree benefits · past obligation
$111.7M
General government
$108.5M
Public works
$34.5M
Parks and recreation
$0.4M
Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.
Source · City of Kansas City, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2024. Read on September 16, 2026.
Details
City of Kansas City, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2024 — Governmental Funds Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances (page A-29); Note 4: Tax Revenues (page A-80); Required Supplementary Information pension/OPEB schedules (pages A-202, A-208, A-213, A-218, A-221, A-223). Linked from the City Finance Department's own Financial Information, Reports, and Policies pageWho decides
Not on file yet.
When decisions happen
Not on file yet.
How to reach it
Not on file yet.
Also on this tax bill
A Kansas City address pays these governments too.
On every bill in Kansas City
Sources
What it is
Missouri State Auditor — 2024 Property Tax Rates (Report 2024-107), Appendix VII, City of Kansas City. Read on August 25, 2026.
Details
City of Kansas City (MO) 2024 property tax — sum of certified city levied rates (MO State Auditor 2024 Property Tax Rates, Report 2024-107, Appendix VII, Jackson County p.44: General Revenue 0.5469 + Health 0.3799 + Health-Temp 0.1672 + Museum 0.0151 + Debt Service 0.4200 = $1.5291/$100 assessed). Replaces the 60-mill combined-estimate model 2026-08-25; KCPL library is its own district lineCollected
City of Kansas City, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2024. Read on September 17, 2026.
Details
City of Kansas City, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2024 — Governmental Funds Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances (page A-29); Note 4: Tax Revenues (page A-80); Required Supplementary Information pension/OPEB schedules (pages A-202, A-208, A-213, A-218, A-221, A-223). Linked from the City Finance Department's own Financial Information, Reports, and Policies pageSpent
City of Kansas City, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2024. Read on September 17, 2026.
Details
City of Kansas City, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2024 — Governmental Funds Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances (page A-29); Note 4: Tax Revenues (page A-80); Required Supplementary Information pension/OPEB schedules (pages A-202, A-208, A-213, A-218, A-221, A-223). Linked from the City Finance Department's own Financial Information, Reports, and Policies pageTaxes
Missouri State Auditor — 2024 Property Tax Rates (Report 2024-107), Appendix VII, City of Kansas City. Read on August 25, 2026.
Details
City of Kansas City (MO) 2024 property tax — sum of certified city levied rates (MO State Auditor 2024 Property Tax Rates, Report 2024-107, Appendix VII, Jackson County p.44: General Revenue 0.5469 + Health 0.3799 + Health-Temp 0.1672 + Museum 0.0151 + Debt Service 0.4200 = $1.5291/$100 assessed). Replaces the 60-mill combined-estimate model 2026-08-25; KCPL library is its own district lineTo act on what you have read
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