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Cimarron, KS town hall & government

Cimarron spent $5.1 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,552 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cimarron's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,552
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$1,218 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2 million39%
Roads & transportation
$1 million20%
Parks & libraries
$752,00015%
Sewer & trash
$575,00011%
Administration & buildings
$268,0005%
Police
$256,0005%
Interest on debt
$120,0002%
Fire
$1,000<1%
Other
$90,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 41%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cimarron

Full-time staff
16
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cimarron-Ensign Unified School District 102

Cimarron's K–12 school district, shared with Ensign, Cimarron, East Hess, Concord, Fairview and Garfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,626
Kansas: $14,966
Students
610
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,626 per pupil, $9,487 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 Cimarron pay

Typical tax bill
$3,264
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$202,600
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 Cimarron's government

🏛️ Official websiteCimarronKS.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cimarron →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cimarron

Cimarron is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Cimarron'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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