Town Hall · Goddard

Goddard, KS town hall & government

Goddard spent $6.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,196 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Goddard's money goes

Spent
$6.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,196
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$24.3 million
$4,378 per resident
Police
$2 million30%
Sewer & trash
$991,00015%
Interest on debt
$974,00015%
Water & other utilities
$764,00011%
Administration & buildings
$673,00010%
Parks & libraries
$634,00010%
Roads & transportation
$472,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$134,0002%
Housing & development
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Goddard

Full-time staff
31
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Goddard Unified School District 265

Goddard's K–12 school district, shared with Illinois, Attica and Afton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,301
Kansas: $14,966
Students
6,253
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$95.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,301 per pupil, $9,861 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 Goddard pay

Typical tax bill
$2,840
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$242,800
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.

Local

Contact Goddard's government

🏛️ Official websitegoddardks.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Goddard →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Goddard

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

All of Goddard'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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