Monett, MO · Updated Oct 2026

What a Monett home costs each year

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Monett house

$6,924a year · $577 a month

Starts at $31,863 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$1,441
4.523% of $31,863
Electricity and gas$2,532
1001 kWh a month $1,411 · 58.6 therms $1,121
Water and sewer$895
7,000 gallons a month on City of Monett water: water $42, sewer $33 a month
Trash$240
City cart, $20 a month
Home insurance$1,815
Typical premium $1,815

A typical Monett house costs about $6,900 a year: $1,440 property tax and charges, $900 water and sewer, $240 trash, $2,530 electricity and gas, $1,820 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 31, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Seniors: reduced trash rate
The City charges $18.00 per month per cart for customers age 65 and older and $20.00 per month for customers under 65.
How: See the City of Monett sanitation page.
Senior water rate
The city lists a Senior Water Rate inside city limits with a $10.00 minimum charge for the first 1,000 gallons.
How: See the City of Monett utility rate pages.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Monett water; Inside city limits: first 1,000 gallons minimum charge $20.00, then per 1,000 gallons by tier.
Property tax: 4.52% of value; 2025 tax year, Barry County (Monett R-I School District)
Garbage: City of Monett Sanitation Division; The Sanitation Division is responsible for collection and hauling of residential refuse.
Sewer: City of Monett; City of Monett (Sewer Service)
Electricity: City of Monett (inside city limits); City of Monett (Inside City Limits)
Gas: Spire; Spire (Missouri Gas Energy)

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: The 2025 water quality report lists wells (ground water) as the source.

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How these numbers are made

Water and sewer: City of Monett inside-city rates; water has a $20.00 minimum for the first 1,000 gallons, sewer a $20.00 charge for the first 2,000 gallons.
Property tax: 2025 Missouri State Auditor levies per $100 of assessed value for Barry County, where most of Monett lies: Monett R-I school (operating plus debt service), county developmental disabilities and senior services, county health, Barry-Lawrence library and Monett special road district, plus the state 3 cents. The Auditor lists no City of Monett levy. Monett Rural Fire Protection District is not included because it is a rural district. Part of Monett lies in Lawrence County with different county levies.
Value: Census median value times the Missouri 19 percent residential ratio.
Electric: the City of Monett standard residential rate of $17.50 plus $0.10 per kWh, with the trash charge billed on the same electric bill. Gas: Spire customer charge plus the average of winter and summer delivery charges plus the purchased gas adjustment, divided by 1.037 therms per Ccf. Typical use is the EIA Missouri average (1,001 kWh; 70.3 million Btu a year per gas household).
Trash: $20.00 per month per cart under Ordinance 9008, effective July 1, 2024. Insurance is the Barry County 2023 average.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Monett compares

A typical Monett house against the 43 Missouri cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Monett	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	4.52%	5.64%	lower than 31 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Water	$505	$680	lower than 32 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$390	$805	lower than 39 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Trash	$240	$261	lower than 20 of the other 31 Missouri cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,532	$2,357	higher than 35 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,815	$1,872	lower than 15 of the other 26 Missouri cities we cover
Total	$6,924	$8,070	lower than 34 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $505 a year at typical use, lower than 32 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $505 a year at typical use, lower than 32 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

2. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $390 a year, lower than 39 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $390 a year, lower than 39 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,532 a year, higher than 35 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,532 a year for a typical house, higher than 35 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

Common questions about Monett house costs

What is the property tax rate in Monett?

About 4.52% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Barry County (Monett R-I School District)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Monett?

About $22,613 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Monett?

About $75 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of Monett water.

How much does trash pickup cost in Monett?

$20 a month for a house.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Monett?

Yes. Seniors: reduced trash rate: The City charges $18.00 per month per cart for customers age 65 and older and $20.00 per month for customers under 65.

How much does a house in Monett cost to run each year?

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