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Anthony, KS town hall & government

Anthony spent $6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,972 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Anthony's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Anthony's money goes

Spent
$6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,972
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
$3,525 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.9 million48%
Sewer & trash
$760,00013%
Police
$524,0009%
Roads & transportation
$462,0008%
Parks & libraries
$402,0007%
Administration & buildings
$134,0002%
Fire
$87,0001%
Interest on debt
$57,0001%
Other
$705,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 66%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Anthony didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Anthony

Full-time staff
25
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Chaparral Schools Unified School District 361

Anthony's K–12 school district, shared with Bluff City, Danville, Harper, Township 3, Waldron and Township 4. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,375
Kansas: $14,966
Students
835
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 21%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,375 per pupil, $10,320 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Anthony pay

Typical tax bill
$1,308
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.90%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$69,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Anthony's government

🏛️ Official websiteanthonykansas.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Anthony →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Anthony

Anthony is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Anthony's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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