Raytown, MO · Updated Oct 2026

What a Raytown 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 Raytown house

$8,205a year · $684 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $182,900; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$3,258
1.781% of $182,900
Electricity and gas$2,555
1001 kWh a month $1,553 · 50.456 therms $1,002
Water and sewer$2,392
7,000 gallons a month on Raytown Water Company: water $106, sewer $93 a month
TrashNot included
The City does not provide trash or recycling services; each property owner chooses a provider
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A Raytown house at the typical market value ($182,900) costs about $8,200 a year: $3,260 property tax and charges, $2,390 water and sewer, $2,560 electricity and gas; trash is billed separately, and home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). 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:

Clean-up coupons for bulky trash
Each Clean-Up Coupon has a $25 value and costs $5.
How: Call GFL to find out how many coupons your items need.

Money dates

Dec 31: Jackson County real estate tax duein 56 daysReal Estate property taxes are levied annually and due December 31 each year.

Who serves this house

Water: Raytown Water Company; Residential rates effective March 13, 2026; 5/8-inch meter monthly base charge plus $12.94 per 1000 gallons.
Property tax: 1.78% of value; 2026 tax year, Jackson County (tax code 022)
Garbage: Provider chosen by each property owner; The City of Raytown does not provide trash or recycling services.
Sewer: City of Raytown; Residential sewer billed by the City's sewer billing office.
Electricity: Evergy; Evergy is the electric company serving the Raytown area.
Gas: Spire; Natural gas: Spire Energy.

Pay or manage your bills

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: Jackson County 2026 levy schedule, tax code 022 (City of Raytown, Raytown C-2 School District), rates per $100 of assessed value, applied to 19% of the Census median market value (rates shown are the levy rates times 0.19). Parts of Raytown in the Hickman Mills school district (code 018) or other codes differ.
Water: Raytown Water Company (private, regulated by the Missouri PSC) 5/8-inch meter $18.83 a month plus $12.94 per 1000 gallons (rate summary effective March 13, 2026). Part of Raytown is served by Public Water District #2 and is not modelled. Public Water District #2 serves about 6,500 connections in the southern part of Raytown; no current rate schedule was found.
Sewer: City of Raytown $20.63 for the first 1,000 gallons plus $12.69 per additional 1,000 gallons, as billed to new residents (the new-resident formula; the 9 ccf default comes to about $93 a month, under the $96.77 first-year cap); established residents pay a flat rate based on their water average that the city page does not list. The first-year cap ($96.77) is not applied.
Electric: Evergy Missouri Metro Standard Tier rates, weighted 4 summer and 8 winter months. The city page names only Evergy; a Missouri PSC filing lists Raytown as a Kansas City Power & Light (now Evergy Metro) franchise-tax payee, but no official territory map was found, so some addresses may be Missouri West. Fuel and other riders are not added: not located in a readable official source. Raytown's utility license tax on electric and gas gross receipts (Municode Chapter 10, Sec. 10-228 gas and Sec. 10-254 electric) is not included: the rate percentage is behind Municode's bot wall and no other official source states it.
Gas: Spire Missouri West customer charge $22.00 plus the delivery rate and purchased gas adjustment, averaged over summer and winter and converted to therms. Trash is billed by private haulers and is not included.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Raytown compares

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

Per year	Raytown	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.78%	5.64%	lower than 32 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Water	$1,271	$680	higher than 42 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$1,120	$805	higher than 32 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,555	$2,357	higher than 36 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Total	$8,205	$8,070	higher than 23 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. Property tax rate

The fact: Raytown's property tax rate is 1.78%, lower than 32 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Raytown is 1.78%, lower than 32 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Water

The fact: Water here costs about $1,271 a year at typical use, higher than 42 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $1,271 a year at typical use, higher than 42 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $1,120 a year, higher than 32 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 $1,120 a year, higher than 32 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

4. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,555 a year, higher than 36 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 $2,555 a year for a typical house, higher than 36 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 Raytown house costs

What is the property tax rate in Raytown?

About 1.78% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 tax year, Jackson County (tax code 022)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $8,907 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Raytown?

About $199 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Raytown Water Company.

How much does trash pickup cost in Raytown?

The City does not provide trash or recycling services; each property owner chooses a provider

When is property tax due in Raytown?

Dec 31: Jackson County real estate tax due: Real Estate property taxes are levied annually and due December 31 each year.

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

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