For the 32nd year in a row, Des Peres residents will not pay property taxes.
Aldermen on Sept. 14 introduced a bill to pass the 2026 tax levy, and there will be a public hearing on the rates at the board’s Sept. 28 meeting.
There are 10 cities in St. Louis County that have no municipal property tax, but Des Peres is the only city that not only has no property tax, but also does not levy a fire protection tax since it has its own public safety department…