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St. Robert, MO · Updated Oct 2026

What a St. Robert 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 St. Robert house
$3,993a year · $333 a month

Starts at $42,807 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

A typical St. Robert house costs about $4,000 a year: $1,600 property tax and charges, $850 water and sewer, $1,540 electricity; 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

One change saves this house about $167 a year:

  • Bring water use down to 7 units

    $167 a year

    Above 7 units a month, City of St. Robert water charges $6.98 a unit instead of $0.00.

    How: Most of the top tier is outdoor watering: fix leaks and water less often in summer.

Who serves this house

Water
City of St. Robert water
Standard city schedule: a minimum charge of $19.10 for the first 5,000 gallons and $5.22 per 1,000 gallons above that, plus a state fee of $0.44 a month for a meter not greater than 1 inch.
Property tax
3.75% of value
2026 tax year, Pulaski County (City of St. Robert, Waynesville R-VI)
Sewer
City of St. Robert
Monthly charge on the city utility bill.
Electricity
City of St. Robert
City-owned electric utility.
Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source
The water comes from groundwater wells.
Lead
The report lists a lead 90th percentile of 0 ppb for 2022 - 2024 with 0 sites over the action level.

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How these numbers are made
  • Electric: City of St. Robert residential rate: $14.00 monthly charge, 12.48 cents per kWh for the first 560 kWh, 10.12 cents from 561 to 10,000 kWh; the ordinance says rates exclude taxes and no city utility tax figure was found.
  • Water and sewer: City ordinance sections 725.180 and 725.190, monthly minimum includes the first 5,000 gallons, $5.22 per 1,000 gallons above; state fee $0.44 added to water. Ridge Creek Subdivision has a different water schedule.
  • Property tax: Pulaski County 2026 levies per $100 of assessed value for the St. Robert / Waynesville R-VI group; Census median value is a market value multiplied by Missouri's 19 percent residential ratio.
  • Not modelled: trash and natural gas. The city runs a transfer station and a gas department but no residential trash fee or gas rate could be found in any published source. Home insurance is not modelled.
  • Water rates are the standard city schedule; Ridge Creek Subdivision and customers outside city limits are charged differently and are not modelled.
  • Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
Sources
  1. Missouri State Tax Commission
  2. City code water and sewer
  3. City code electric
  4. Pulaski County 2026 levies
  5. St. Robert CCR
  6. Census median value
  7. EIA table 5A
  8. PSC electric utility record
  9. My Ozarks Online

Common questions about St. Robert house costs

What is the property tax rate in St. Robert?

About 3.75% of the value before exemptions a year (2026 tax year, Pulaski County (City of St. Robert, Waynesville R-VI)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in St. Robert?

About $18,732 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in St. Robert?

About $71 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of St. Robert water.

How much does trash pickup cost in St. Robert?

The St. Robert Transfer Station takes over the residential trash pickup duties in St. Robert; its monthly residential fee is not published in any source reachable by free tools

How much does a house in St. Robert cost to run each year?

A typical St. Robert house costs about $4,000 a year: $1,600 property tax and charges, $850 water and sewer, $1,540 electricity; trash is billed separately, and home insurance is not included (no typical premium yet). Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

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