Warrensburg, MO · Updated Oct 2026

What a Warrensburg 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 Warrensburg house

$8,033a year · $669 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $222,200; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$3,049
1.372% of $222,200
Electricity and gas$2,449
1001 kWh a month $1,593 · 31 therms $717 · city franchise fee (6% of utility receipts, per the city's budget presentation) $139
Water and sewer$2,151
7,000 gallons a month on Missouri American Water (Warrensburg): water $92, sewer $87 a month
Trash$384
Weekly trash, recycling and yard waste, one bulky item a month, $32 a month
Home insuranceNot included
We don't have a typical premium for this city yet. Add yours with Adjust.

A Warrensburg house at the typical market value ($222,200) costs about $8,000 a year: $3,050 property tax and charges, $2,150 water and sewer, $380 trash, $2,450 electricity and gas; 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:

Who serves this house

Water: Missouri American Water (Warrensburg); Commodity charge of $11.2023 per 1,000 gallons ($1.12023 per 100 gallons) in the Rate A schedule.
Property tax: 1.37% of value; 2025 tax year, Johnson County (city levies 2026)
Garbage: Constable Sanitation; City bills it on the sewer bill; weekly trash, recycling and yard waste.
Sewer: City of Warrensburg; The City processes sewer billing.
Electricity: Evergy Missouri West; Listed for Warrensburg by the Missouri PSC.
Gas: Spire; Listed for Warrensburg by the Missouri PSC.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: Johnson County rates from the State Auditor's 2025 levy report (county, ambulance, medical center, community health, Warrensburg R-VI) plus the city's adopted 2026 levies, per $100 of assessed value, applied to 19% of the Census median market value; the 2026 county and school levies were not published yet. The state's 3-cent blind pension levy is not in the Auditor's local report and is left out.
Water: Missouri American Water Rate A for areas outside St. Louis County: $11.00 monthly for a 5/8-inch meter, $1.12023 per 100 gallons plus the $0.08042 WSIRA surcharge. A rate case filed July 2026 is not expected to change rates before mid-2027. No sourced typical use was found; the page default is used.
Sewer: the city's rates effective October 1, 2026 (FY 2027, Ordinance 6060: $17.68 base, first 2 CCF at $3.71, above at $8.90), stored as $25.10 for the base and first 2 CCF, then $8.90 per CCF converted to 1,000 gallons. Trash: $32 a month from October 1, 2026.
Electric: Evergy Missouri West Standard Tier rate with summer and winter blocks weighted 4 and 8 months plus the fuel and DSIM riders; gas: Spire West delivery and PGA converted to therms. Franchise fee: 6% of utility receipts per the city's budget presentation, applied to the electric and gas totals.
Sewer billed on a 3-month winter average of water use (city rate-table item); effective Oct 1, 2026.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Warrensburg compares

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

Per year	Warrensburg	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.37%	5.64%	lower than 39 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Water	$1,102	$680	higher than 38 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$1,049	$805	higher than 30 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Trash	$384	$261	higher than 28 of the other 31 Missouri cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,449	$2,357	higher than 28 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover
Total	$8,033	$8,070	lower than 22 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: Warrensburg's property tax rate is 1.37%, lower than 39 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 Warrensburg is 1.37%, lower than 39 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 $1,102 a year at typical use, higher than 38 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover.

Ask: "Water here costs about $1,102 a year at typical use, higher than 38 of the other 42 Missouri cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

3. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $384 a year for the standard cart, higher than 28 of the other 31 Missouri cities we cover. Where trash is billed through the tax bill or a separate hauler, it is not counted here.

Ask: "Trash pickup here costs about $384 a year for the standard cart, higher than 28 of the other 31 Missouri cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

Common questions about Warrensburg house costs

What is the property tax rate in Warrensburg?

About 1.37% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Johnson County (city levies 2026)), plus flat charges on the same bill.

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

About $6,862 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Warrensburg?

About $179 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on Missouri American Water (Warrensburg).

How much does trash pickup cost in Warrensburg?

$32 a month for a house.

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

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