Town Hall · Haviland

Haviland, KS town hall & government

Haviland spent $483,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $727 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Haviland's money goes

Spent
$483,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$727
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$3,786 per resident
Water & other utilities
$214,00044%
Administration & buildings
$104,00022%
Sewer & trash
$83,00017%
Interest on debt
$45,0009%
Fire
$33,0007%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Haviland

Full-time staff
0
30 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Haviland Unified School District 474

Haviland's elementary school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,192
Kansas: $14,966
Students
78
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 35%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $23,192 per pupil, $11,885 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 Haviland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,484
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.52%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$97,900
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 Haviland's government

🏛️ Official websitehavilandkansas.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Haviland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Haviland

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

All of Haviland'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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