low business costs for Hannibal Region
Missouri is consistently ranked among the lowest business costs of any state by national business advocacy organizations. For example, Missouri ranks in the top ten of states offering the lowest business costs including corporate income tax, property tax index and cost of doing business. Marion and Ralls counties are among the lower cost counties in the state offering companies even greater benefit.
Ralls County, Missouri Taxes
| State | 0.0300 |
| County Revenue | 0.2000 |
| Roads | 0.2637 |
| Health | 0.0937 |
| Nursing Home | 0.2500 |
| Library | 0.0949 |
| AMBULANCE | |
| A1 (Monroe) | 0.1401 |
| A2 (Hannibal) | 0.0477 |
| A3 (Ralls) | 0.3977 |
| SCHOOL DISTRICT | |
| M60/Hannibal | 4.1244 |
| M1/Monroe City | 4.7759 |
| R2/Ralls Co | 3.6600 |
| R5/Bowling Green | 3.8678 |
| R6/Community | 4.5500 |
| R1A/Van-Far | 4.5717 |
| Sur Tax | 0.5700 |
| City of New London | 0.4462 |
| City of Monroe City | 0.9532 |
| City of Hannibal | 1.1778 |
| Center | 1.000 |
| Perry | .7663 |
| Hannibal Rural Fire | .1418 |
Marion County, Missouri Taxes
| State | 0.0300 |
| County Revenue | 0.1350 |
| Roads & Bridges | 0.3153 |
| Health | 0.0925 |
| Nursing Home | 0.1380 |
| Marion County Ambulance District | 0.0477 |
| Monroe City Ambulance District | 0.1401 |
| SCHOOL DISTRICT | |
| Hannibal School District #60 | 4.1244 |
| Palmyra R-1 School District | 4.0280 |
| Marion County R-II School District | 4.1786 |
| Monroe City R-I School District | 4.7759 |
| Lewis County C-I School District | 3.3319 |
| Marion County Board of Services for Developmentally Disabled | 0.1300 |
| Marion County Library District - Sub District #1 | 0.1432 |
| State of Missouri (for the blind) | 0.0300 |
| Ewing R-4 Fire Protection District | 0.4171 |
| Hannibal Rural Fire Protection District | 0.1418 |
| Palmyra Rural Fire Protection District | 0.2864 |
| Grassy Creek Watershed Sub District | 0.3809 |
| Troublesome Creek Watershed Sub District | 0.3406 |
| Sur Tax | 1.0000 |
| City of Monroe City | 0.9532 |
| City of Hannibal | 1.1778 |
| City of Palmyra | 0.6192 |
| AVERAGE SCHOOL RATE | |
| Incidental/Teacher | 3.33526 |
| Other (Debt Service) | 0.69744 |
| Capital Projects | 0.25506 |
| TOTAL AVERAGE SCHOOL RATE | 4.28776 |
