Valley Park, MO · Updated Oct 2026

What a Valley Park 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 Valley Park house

$9,641a year · $803 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $47,690; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

A Valley Park house at the typical market value ($47,690) costs about $9,700 a year: $3,170 property tax and charges, $1,950 water and sewer, $340 trash, $2,320 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:

Sewer lateral repair program
Eligible owners pay $30 a year on the tax bill; the city repairs or reimburses a defective sewer lateral up to $3,500. Owners with delinquent taxes are not eligible.
How: Submit the application with plumber documentation and a $250 deposit for the city video inspection.

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: City of Valley Park Sanitation Department; Residential sanitation pickup is $84.00 per quarter.
Electricity: Ameren Missouri; Union Electric Company residential Rate 1(M).
Gas: Spire; Spire residential rates for the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County.
Schools: Valley Park School District; Operating Funds-Schools residential rate for 2025 is 3.0064.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: 2025 State Auditor residential levies per $100: City of Valley Park 0.309, Valley Park Community Public Library District 0.107, Valley Park Fire Protection District 1.198 (general 0.934, ambulance 0.183, pension 0.062, dispatch 0.019), Valley Park School District 3.0064, 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 ($251,000).
Flat charge: the city's sewer lateral program fee of $30 a year is on the property tax bill for eligible owners.
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: the city's $84.00 per quarter, shown as $28 a month. 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.
Utility tax: Valley Park Code §625.015 sets a 5% gross receipts tax on every public utility, including Ameren Missouri and Missouri American Water; it is applied to the water, electricity and gas lines, not to the MSD sewer bill (no source applies it there). Insurance: $1,872 is the 2023 Missouri statewide average premium from the Department of Commerce & Insurance; no newer report was found.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

Common questions about Valley Park house costs

What is the property tax rate in Valley Park?

About 6.58% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, St. Louis County), plus flat charges on the same bill (Sewer lateral repair program fee $30).

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

About $32,941 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions, including $30 of flat charges.

How much is the water bill in Valley Park?

About $158 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 Valley Park?

$28 a month for a house.

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

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