Town Hall · Clifford

Clifford, KS town hall & government

Clifford spent $58,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $214 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Clifford's money goes

Spent
$58,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$214
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$47,00081%
Fire
$5,0009%
Administration & buildings
$4,0007%
Other
$2,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Clifford didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Clifford

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Clifford didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Remington-Whitewater Unified School District 206

Clifford's K–12 school district, shared with Elbing, Milton, Potwin, Whitewater, Plum Grove and Fairmount. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,540
Kansas: $14,966
Students
511
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,540 per pupil, $9,227 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.

Also serving Clifford: Peabody-Burns Unified School District 398 ($19,502 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Clifford pay

Typical tax bill
$3,367
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
2.03%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$166,100
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 Clifford's government

🏛️ Official websitebucoks.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clifford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clifford

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

All of Clifford'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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