Auburn, KS town hall & government
Auburn spent $1.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,287 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Auburn's government.
Where Auburn's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 51%
- Sales taxes 14%
- Fees & charges 11%
- Property taxes 10%
- Income taxes 9%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- From the state 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
Who works for Auburn
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437
Auburn's K–12 school district, shared with Mission, Auburn, Williamsport and Topeka. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal
- Local 30%
- State 63%
- Federal 7%
Of the $13,052 per pupil, $7,957 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.
Which schools Auburn kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Auburn pay
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.
Contact Auburn's government
Who represents Auburn
Auburn is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.
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.