Town Hall · Lindsborg

Lindsborg, KS town hall & government

Lindsborg spent $11.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,929 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lindsborg's money goes

Spent
$11.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,929
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
$1,288 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.6 million32%
Police
$1.9 million17%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million12%
Sewer & trash
$759,0007%
Parks & libraries
$664,0006%
Health & welfare
$529,0005%
Roads & transportation
$295,0003%
Paid to other governments
$224,0002%
Interest on debt
$119,0001%
Fire
$112,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$84,0001%
Other
$1.5 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 43%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lindsborg

Full-time staff
32
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time9 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time5 part
Police
7 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
3 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

Smoky Valley Unified School District 400

Lindsborg's K–12 school district, shared with Gypsum Creek, Marquette, Marquette, Smolan, Union and Smoky Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,808
Kansas: $14,966
Students
1,180
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 20%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $10,808 per pupil, $6,393 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 Lindsborg pay

Typical tax bill
$2,678
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$188,000
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 Lindsborg's government

🏛️ Official websitelindsborgcity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lindsborg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lindsborg

Lindsborg is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Lindsborg'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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