Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Missouri
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Missouri ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reynolds County | $183 | 0.461% | $119,900 |
| 2 | Ripley County | $183 | 0.501% | $110,800 |
| 3 | Wayne County | $182 | 0.500% | $113,100 |
| 4 | Hickory County | $181 | 0.472% | $123,200 |
| 5 | Wright County | $180 | 0.383% | $152,300 |
| 6 | Oregon County | $179 | 0.509% | $117,700 |
| 7 | Dunklin County | $175 | 0.694% | $93,800 |
| 8 | Texas County | $175 | 0.529% | $123,300 |
| 9 | Shannon County | $175 | 0.432% | $151,000 |
| 10 | Carter County | $175 | 0.443% | $147,600 |
| 11 | Douglas County | $173 | 0.409% | $164,400 |
| 12 | Washington County | $172 | 0.576% | $118,400 |
| 13 | McDonald County | $169 | 0.539% | $134,100 |
| 14 | Dallas County | $169 | 0.480% | $151,200 |
| 15 | Ozark County | $168 | 0.465% | $156,400 |
| 16 | Iron County | $168 | 0.651% | $113,000 |
| 17 | New Madrid County | $167 | 0.707% | $105,500 |
| 18 | Worth County | $166 | 0.801% | $94,600 |
| 19 | Sullivan County | $166 | 0.736% | $103,300 |
| 20 | Shelby County | $165 | 0.896% | $86,200 |
| 21 | Knox County | $164 | 0.802% | $97,200 |
| 22 | Dent County | $159 | 0.563% | $149,700 |
| 23 | Bollinger County | $156 | 0.614% | $142,400 |
| 24 | Lewis County | $156 | 0.736% | $118,900 |
| 25 | Mississippi County | $156 | 0.877% | $100,300 |
| 26 | Harrison County | $155 | 0.824% | $107,400 |
| 27 | Stoddard County | $155 | 0.654% | $135,400 |
| 28 | Howell County | $155 | 0.554% | $161,000 |
| 29 | Linn County | $154 | 0.766% | $117,300 |
| 30 | Chariton County | $154 | 0.757% | $118,900 |
| 31 | Mercer County | $154 | 0.950% | $95,300 |
| 32 | St. Clair County | $153 | 0.639% | $142,500 |
| 33 | Benton County | $153 | 0.557% | $164,700 |
| 34 | Carroll County | $151 | 0.844% | $110,500 |
| 35 | Butler County | $151 | 0.673% | $138,800 |
| 36 | Scott County | $151 | 0.651% | $143,700 |
| 37 | Holt County | $150 | 0.773% | $122,300 |
| 38 | Cedar County | $150 | 0.586% | $162,500 |
| 39 | Bates County | $149 | 0.621% | $154,800 |
| 40 | Lawrence County | $148 | 0.606% | $159,800 |
| 41 | Pemiscot County | $148 | 1.011% | $95,900 |
| 42 | Vernon County | $148 | 0.710% | $136,700 |
| 43 | Barry County | $147 | 0.571% | $172,900 |
| 44 | Pike County | $146 | 0.768% | $129,400 |
| 45 | Barton County | $145 | 0.743% | $136,000 |
| 46 | Crawford County | $145 | 0.609% | $166,000 |
| 47 | Dade County | $144 | 0.650% | $157,200 |
| 48 | Schuyler County | $143 | 0.871% | $118,200 |
| 49 | Laclede County | $143 | 0.653% | $158,000 |
| 50 | Macon County | $142 | 0.826% | $127,000 |
| 51 | Daviess County | $141 | 0.708% | $149,200 |
| 52 | Audrain County | $140 | 0.875% | $121,600 |
| 53 | Miller County | $140 | 0.627% | $169,800 |
| 54 | Monroe County | $139 | 0.737% | $147,400 |
| 55 | Maries County | $138 | 0.563% | $193,100 |
| 56 | Grundy County | $138 | 1.022% | $107,000 |
| 57 | Morgan County | $137 | 0.610% | $180,400 |
| 58 | Putnam County | $137 | 0.987% | $111,600 |
| 59 | Polk County | $137 | 0.581% | $189,600 |
| 60 | Saline County | $134 | 0.815% | $139,600 |
| 61 | Clark County | $134 | 0.969% | $117,600 |
| 62 | Madison County | $134 | 0.735% | $155,900 |
| 63 | Pulaski County | $132 | 0.611% | $189,700 |
| 64 | Ralls County | $132 | 0.757% | $153,400 |
| 65 | St. Francois County | $132 | 0.749% | $155,100 |
| 66 | Stone County | $132 | 0.493% | $236,500 |
| 67 | Jasper County | $131 | 0.739% | $158,500 |
| 68 | Taney County | $131 | 0.578% | $203,800 |
| 69 | Atchison County | $131 | 1.171% | $100,600 |
| 70 | Webster County | $131 | 0.539% | $219,100 |
| 71 | Newton County | $130 | 0.680% | $175,300 |
| 72 | Scotland County | $130 | 0.845% | $141,100 |
| 73 | Randolph County | $129 | 0.848% | $141,900 |
| 74 | Moniteau County | $129 | 0.716% | $168,300 |
| 75 | Adair County | $128 | 0.759% | $159,500 |
| 76 | Osage County | $127 | 0.594% | $205,700 |
| 77 | Henry County | $127 | 0.801% | $153,500 |
| 78 | Caldwell County | $127 | 0.785% | $156,700 |
| 79 | Gasconade County | $126 | 0.733% | $168,900 |
| 80 | Livingston County | $125 | 0.899% | $138,300 |
| 81 | Phelps County | $125 | 0.640% | $194,900 |
| 82 | Buchanan County | $125 | 0.800% | $156,600 |
| 83 | Pettis County | $124 | 0.780% | $161,500 |
| 84 | Howard County | $124 | 0.869% | $145,300 |
| 85 | Gentry County | $123 | 1.031% | $123,000 |
| 86 | DeKalb County | $123 | 0.758% | $167,500 |
| 87 | Montgomery County | $122 | 0.748% | $171,300 |
| 88 | Cooper County | $118 | 0.676% | $197,100 |
| 89 | Nodaway County | $117 | 0.812% | $165,100 |
| 90 | Camden County | $116 | 0.500% | $270,700 |
| 91 | Perry County | $115 | 0.722% | $189,400 |
| 92 | Marion County | $115 | 0.868% | $158,100 |
| 93 | Ste. Genevieve County | $114 | 0.638% | $215,600 |
| 94 | Cape Girardeau County | $112 | 0.674% | $208,300 |
| 95 | Greene County | $107 | 0.722% | $203,500 |
| 96 | Andrew County | $104 | 0.762% | $196,200 |
| 97 | Johnson County | $103 | 0.684% | $221,400 |
| 98 | Ray County | $101 | 0.818% | $187,400 |
| 99 | Lafayette County | $101 | 0.766% | $200,300 |
| 100 | Callaway County | $100 | 0.790% | $196,200 |
| 101 | Cole County | $85 | 0.806% | $214,400 |
| 102 | Lincoln County | $85 | 0.770% | $224,800 |
| 103 | Clinton County | $83 | 0.860% | $204,300 |
| 104 | Franklin County | $81 | 0.826% | $214,900 |
| 105 | Warren County | $81 | 0.738% | $241,200 |
| 106 | Jefferson County | $76 | 0.839% | $218,800 |
| 107 | Christian County | $73 | 0.752% | $249,700 |
| 108 | St. Louis city | $68 | 1.045% | $185,100 |
| 109 | Boone County | $43 | 0.878% | $254,100 |
| 110 | Cass County | $32 | 0.879% | $269,000 |
| 111 | Jackson County | $25 | 1.148% | $213,300 |
| 112 | Clay County | $-6 | 1.099% | $256,400 |
| 113 | St. Louis County | $-37 | 1.225% | $260,700 |
| 114 | St. Charles County | $-49 | 1.125% | $296,800 |
| 115 | Platte County | $-51 | 1.060% | $317,600 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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