Town Hall · Lowell

Lowell, KS town hall & government

Lowell spent $3,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lowell's money goes

Spent
$3,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$5
typical Kansas towns: $107
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$2,00067%
Administration & buildings
$1,00033%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Lowell collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Lowell didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Riverton Unified School District 404

Lowell's K–12 school district, shared with Garden and Spring Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,861
Kansas: $14,966
Students
696
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,861 per pupil, $9,182 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.

Also serving Lowell: Galena Unified School District 499 ($15,875 per pupil) · Columbus Unified School District 493 ($14,442 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lowell pay

Typical tax bill
$1,137
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$81,300
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 Lowell's government

Town hall & decisions in Lowell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lowell

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

All of Lowell'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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