Sullivan, MO · Updated Oct 2026

What a Sullivan 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 Sullivan house

$7,021a year · $585 a month

Starts at $31,008 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

Property tax$1,779
5.738% of $31,008
Electricity and gas$2,276
1001 kWh a month $1,613 · 31 therms $663
Water and sewer$1,075
7,000 gallons a month on City of Sullivan: water $37, sewer $52 a month
Trash$213
Weekly trash collection, $18 a month
Home insurance$1,678
Typical premium $1,678

A typical Sullivan house costs about $7,000 a year: $1,780 property tax and charges, $1,070 water and sewer, $210 trash, $2,280 electricity and gas, $1,680 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:

Monthly bulk item pickup
Bulk item pick up is available on the 4th Wednesday of every month.
How: Call the Utility Billing Clerk at (573) 468-4612 by the Friday before.

Money dates

Dec 31: Property tax duein 56 daysIf any taxpayer fails to pay the collector by December 31, the collector is mandated to apply a penalty.
15th of each month: Utility bill penaltyUtility bills over $10.00 not paid by the 15th of the month will be assessed a $10.00 penalty.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Sullivan; Customer charge $4.69 per month plus $0.482 per 100 gallons of usage.
Property tax: 5.74% of value; 2025 tax year rates, Franklin County (latest State Auditor report)
Garbage: Swinger Sanitation; Weekly trash collection; recycling and yard waste are picked up on Wednesday.
Sewer: City of Sullivan; City sewer system.
Electricity: City of Sullivan; The city sells electricity under its own residential rate.
Gas: Spire Missouri East; Natural gas; the Franklin County District includes the City of Sullivan.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Wells: The City of Sullivan Water System consists of 11 wells (7 active, 1 in-active, and 3 abandoned).

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: State Auditor 2025 Property Tax Rates report for Franklin County, per $100 of assessed value: City of Sullivan $0.3970, Sullivan FPD $0.6100 + $0.0263 debt service, Franklin County $0.0908 + $0.1160 + $0.1957, Scenic Regional Library District $0.1837, Sullivan C-2 School District $3.0120 + $1.1065 debt service, applied to 19% of the Census median home value. The state levy and any other district levies are not in the Auditor report and are not included.
Water and sewer: city customer charges plus the per-100-gallon charges shown as per 1,000 gallons; the water customer charge has no gallons included.
Trash: $17.76 per month weekly collection, Swinger Sanitation.
Electricity: the city's residential rate (customer charge plus three kWh blocks) with the Purchased Power Adjustment of +$0.0278 per kWh for September 2026 usage added to every block; the adjustment changes monthly. Typical use is the EIA Missouri residential average.
Gas: Spire Missouri East customer charge $22.00 plus delivery charge (November-April and May-October rates averaged) plus the $0.61674 per Ccf purchased gas adjustment, converted to therms.
Insurance: the newest Missouri DCI statewide figure is the 2022 average.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Sullivan house costs

What is the property tax rate in Sullivan?

About 5.74% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year rates, Franklin County (latest State Auditor report)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $28,690 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Sullivan?

About $90 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of Sullivan.

How much does trash pickup cost in Sullivan?

$18 a month for a house.

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

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