Taxes:                                                                                          Sales Tax:                 

City Total Assessed Value: $31,863,795                                        City           1.25

Basic Property Taxes: (Per $100 Assessed Value)                          State         4.225

     City          .7972                                                                       County       1.75

     County     .3773                                                                        Total          7.225

     State         .0300

     School    3.6133

     Other      1.0723

     Total       5.8881

Major Employers:

Harrison County Community Hospital     168

Wal-Mart                                              165

Crestivew                                              110

Gumdrop Books                                      92

Hy-Vee                                                   95

Pettijohn's Auto Center                            52

McDonald's                                             47

Bethany Care Center                               46

City of Bethany                                        40

Country Kitchen                                      38

Labor Force:

Professional      25.7%

Farming              1.8%

Sales                22.3%

Service             22.1%

Construction     10.2%

Transportation   17.9%

Population for the City of Bethany is 3,087 and the population for Harrison County is 8,850.

Drive Distance:

The area workforce drives up to 66 miles one way to work in the City of Bethany. (Labor survey completed 2009)

New Business

2010 - Remmer's Design (moved into new location), China King, D & J Enterprise, Guernsey Chiropractic Clinic, C & C Heating &    

           Cooling, A Healing Touch Massage Day Spa

2009 - Flower's Bank (Formerly known as the First National Bank of Cainsville.), Al's Heating and Cooling

2008 - McCall Dental Office

2007 - Sonic, El Nopal Mexican Restaurant, Geek on the Go (Moved into new location), The T Shirt Shop

2006 - Bridewell Detention Facility, Sharp's Quick Lube, Camaro's Steak House, Attorney Johnathan Meyer

2005 - BTC Bank (Moved into new building), Sharp's Laundromat & Car Wash

City Hall
206 N. 16th St.
Bethany, MO 64424
(660) 425-3511
Fax: (660) 425-7889
E-mail: econdev@grm.net

Email: econdev@grm.net