LINN — Osage County Collector Denise M. Nolte has released the 2025 tax books, showing a combined $15,885,737.83 in anticipated receipts once Real Estate (RE), Personal Property (PP), business licenses, special assessments, and railroad and utility taxes are paid. Tax bills for 2025 were mailed on Oct. 31.

The report lists 11,310 Real Estate accounts with an assessed valuation of $205,466,932 and anticipated RE receipts of $9,968,782.63. On the PP side, 7,402 accounts represent an assessed valuation of $79,903,823, billed at $3,903,929.59. Business license fees are expected to bring in another $9,450 from 378 accounts. A separate A-Levy/Lake Drainage assessment totals $13,181.56. Railroad and utility taxes add $1,880,818.84 in state-assessed taxes, $3,633.21 in locally assessed taxes, and $105,942 in surtax.

• School districts will once again receive the largest share of local property taxes. On the Real Estate side, schools together are anticipated to receive $7,509,182.42, with another $2,990,794.56 in PP taxes, for a combined school total of $10,499,976.98. Osage County R-1 (Chamois) is billed $707,391 in RE and $213,539.42 in PP, for combined anticipated receipts of $920,930.42. Osage County R-2 (Linn) expects $2,653,375.08 in RE and $999,558.61 in PP, a total of $3,652,933.69. Fatima R-3 has the largest single district total, with $3,695,982.18 in RE and $1,583,494.88 in PP, for $5,279,477.06. The county also collects for Gasconade County R-2, which is billed $11,858.59 in RE and $1,006.80 in PP, totaling $12,865.39, and for Maries R-2, which is scheduled to receive $440,575.57 in RE and $193,194.85 in PP, for a combined $633,770.42.

• City governments together are anticipated to receive $193,673.40 in Real Estate taxes and $50,877.55 in Personal Property, for a total of $244,550.95. Argyle is billed $2,910.05 in RE and $1,339.48 in PP ($4,249.53 total). Belle’s anticipated receipts are $15,366.02 in RE and $6,523.84 in PP, totaling $21,889.86. Chamois is scheduled to receive $10,983.70 in RE and $4,256.67 in PP ($15,240.37). The City of Linn, which has the largest share among municipalities, is billed $142,367.78 in RE and $35,394.72 in PP, for combined anticipated receipts of $177,762.50. Meta’s city levy is expected to bring in $22,045.85 in RE and $3,362.84 in PP ($25,408.69). Freeburg and Westphalia are listed in the tax book but show no city levy; both have anticipated city receipts of $0 in both RE and PP.

• Ambulance districts together are anticipated to receive $352,485.17 in RE and $141,669.34 in PP, for combined ambulance revenue of $494,154.51. The Osage Ambulance District is billed $243,716.43 in RE and $98,018.10 in PP ($341,734.53 total). Ozark Central Ambulance District’s anticipated receipts are $38,125.70 in RE and $16,766.44 in PP, totaling $54,892.14. The Maries-Osage Ambulance District is expected to receive $70,643.04 in RE and $26,884.80 in PP ($97,527.84).

• Road districts will share $426,226.16 in Real Estate road taxes and $168,955.85 in Personal Property, for a combined $595,182.01. The Common Road District 1 levy is anticipated to bring in $347,375.87 in RE and $145,658.72 in PP ($493,034.59). The Chamois Special Road District is billed $10,092.49 in RE and $3,808.52 in PP ($13,901.01). Linn City’s special road district expects $53,747.62 in RE and $13,627.47 in PP ($67,375.09). Belle City’s special road levy totals $4,582.71 in RE and $1,946.77 in PP ($6,529.48). Westphalia’s road levy is billed at $10,427.47 in RE and $3,914.37 in PP ($14,341.84). A separate Westphalia Special Road District is anticipated to receive $7,959.83 in RE and $2,988.09 in PP, for $10,947.92.

• Fire protection districts together are billed $339,664.20 in Real Estate and $134,023.87 in Personal Property, for combined anticipated fire revenues of $473,688.07. The Chamois Fire Protection District is scheduled to receive $24,978.24 in RE and $8,076.03 in PP ($33,054.27). Bland’s fire district is billed $5,264.67 in RE and $2,711.83 in PP ($7,976.50). Linn’s fire district has the largest total, with $237,228.55 in RE and $93,874.68 in PP, for $331,103.23. Meta’s district is expected to receive $28,134.85 in RE and $9,509.17 in PP ($37,644.02). The Osage Fire Protection District is billed $789.61 in RE and $176.80 in PP ($966.41). Cole County Fire Protection District will receive $2,989.16 in RE and $1,222.25 in PP ($4,211.41) from Osage County parcels within its boundaries. Belle’s fire district is expected to collect $24,361.80 in RE and $10,894.64 in PP ($35,256.44).

This year marks the first time Osage County bills for the Owensville Fire Protection District, which now covers many parcels that previously showed “no fire” on tax statements. The district is anticipated to receive $15,717.32 in Real Estate and $7,558.47 in Personal Property, for combined receipts of $23,275.79. On tax bills, the Owensville Fire District appears with the abbreviation “OWN.”

• Several countywide funds are also supported by these levies. On the Real Estate side, the State of Missouri is billed $61,639.64; Osage County’s general funds, $365,731.06; the library district, $352,375.81; and the county handicapped services board, $177,523.79. A Real Estate surtax line adds another $169,339.59. For Personal Property, the state line totals $23,075.65; county general, $136,890.72; library, $131,889.66; handicapped services, $66,444.30; and the Lake Area Conservation (LAC) levy, $56,320. The A-Levy/Lake Drainage assessment adds $13,181.56 in separate Real Estate charges.

• In addition to locally assessed parcels, Osage County’s books include railroad and utility assessments. State-assessed railroad and utility property is billed $1,880,818.84, with locally assessed utilities accounting for $3,633.21. A separate railroad and utility surtax totals $105,942.

Nolte’s office reminds taxpayers that the amounts listed on the 2025 tax bills represent anticipated receipts for each political subdivision if all taxes are paid in full. Statements are now available on the county’s website, where residents can view, print, and pay their bills online at www.osagecountygov.com.

Property owners are strongly encouraged to review their statements as soon as they arrive so any errors can be corrected before the end of the year.

All 2025 real estate and personal property taxes are due by Dec. 31, 2025.