Town Hall · Hardtner

Hardtner, KS town hall & government

Hardtner spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Hardtner's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 65%
  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Hardtner 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 Hardtner

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$74,500
a year, before benefits
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

South Barber Unified School District 255

Hardtner's K–12 school district, shared with Elwood, Hazelton, Kiowa, Kiowa, Aetna and Hazelton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,382
Kansas: $14,966
Students
217
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $19,382 per pupil, $10,760 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 Hardtner pay

Typical tax bill
$1,080
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
2.26%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$47,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Hardtner's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Hardtner

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

All of Hardtner'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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