Shrewsbury, MO · Updated Oct 2026

What a Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury house

$9,733a year · $811 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $51,262; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

A Shrewsbury house at the typical market value ($51,262) costs about $9,700 a year: $3,370 property tax and charges, $2,080 water and sewer, $210 trash, $2,210 electricity and gas, $1,870 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:

Missouri Property Tax Credit
Certain individuals are eligible to claim up to $1,100 if they pay real estate tax on the home they own and occupy.
How: See the Missouri Department of Revenue Property Tax Credit Claim page.

Money dates

Dec 31: Real estate taxes duein 56 daysProperty taxes must be paid or postmarked by December 31 of the year for which they are billed.

Who serves this house

Water: Missouri American Water (St. Louis County); The Rate W Water & Sewer Infrastructure Replacement Surcharge (WSIRA) is effective Aug. 15, 2026.
Property tax: 6.58% of value; 2025 tax year, St. Louis County
Garbage: Meridian Waste; Weekly trash, recycling and yard waste, and quarterly bulk pickup, under the city's contract.
Sewer: Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District; MSD bills a base charge plus a volume charge.
Electricity: Ameren Missouri; Listed on the City of Shrewsbury utilities page.
Gas: Spire; Listed on the City of Shrewsbury utilities page.
Schools: Affton 101 School District; Operating Funds-Schools residential rate for 2025 is 3.649.

Pay or manage your bills

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: 2025 State Auditor residential levies per $100: City of Shrewsbury 0.801 (general revenue), St. Louis County Library District 0.171, Affton 101 School District 3.649, plus the St. Louis County, State, community college, Special School District, zoo-museum and MSD levies shared across the county. Applied to 19% of the Census median home value ($269,800). The Census place-boundary and school-district layers put about 60% of the city's area in Affton and about 40% in Webster Groves (levy 3.0848), so Webster Groves homes pay about 0.56 per $100 less in school levy.
Shrewsbury has its own fire department, so no fire district levy is included; the State Auditor lists only a general revenue levy for the city. No flat charges were found on the Shrewsbury tax bill.
Water: Missouri American Water Rate A for St. Louis County ($11.00 per month, $10.3749 per 1,000 gallons) plus the $0.75071 per 1,000 gallons surcharge effective Aug. 15, 2026, plus the $1.00 per month St. Louis County service line charge. Sewer: MSD base charge $34.85 per month plus $7.15 per CCF of winter-quarter water use.
Trash: Meridian Waste $17.09 per month for the 95-gallon cart, billed quarterly. Electricity: Ameren Missouri Schedule 1(M) with a 4/12 summer and 8/12 winter weighted energy rate; the temporary fuel adjustment is not included. Gas: Spire Missouri St. Louis County rates, delivery averaged over winter and summer plus the purchased-gas line.
No Shrewsbury per-bill utility tax rate was found, so none is added. Insurance: $1,872 is the 2023 Missouri statewide average premium from the Department of Commerce & Insurance.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Shrewsbury house costs

What is the property tax rate in Shrewsbury?

About 6.58% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, St. Louis County), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $32,914 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Shrewsbury?

About $173 a month for water and sewer at typical use (6,000 gallons a month) on Missouri American Water (St. Louis County).

How much does trash pickup cost in Shrewsbury?

$17 a month for a house.

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

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