Town Hall · Junction

Junction, KS town hall & government

Junction spent $23.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,070 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Junction

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Junction's money goes

Spent
$23.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,070
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$56.3 million
$2,530 per resident
Police
$6.9 million29%
Roads & transportation
$5.2 million22%
Fire
$3.1 million13%
Parks & libraries
$2.3 million10%
Paid to other governments
$1.9 million8%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million7%
Housing & development
$415,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$348,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 25%
  • Sales taxes 23%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Junction

Full-time staff
167
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
35
and 54 full-time firefighters
Fire
55 full-time
Police
50 full-time
Roads & transportation
24 full-time
Parks & libraries
20 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Geary County Schools Unified School District 475

Junction's K–12 school district, shared with Grandview Plaza, Milford, Jefferson, Wingfield, Milford and Blakely. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,033
Kansas: $14,966
Students
7,331
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$111.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 13%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 31%

Of the $15,033 per pupil, $8,237 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 Junction pay

Typical tax bill
$2,586
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.51%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$171,500
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 Junction's government

🏛️ Official websitejunctioncity-ks.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Junction →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Junction

Junction is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Junction'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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