Town Hall · Mount Hope

Mount Hope, KS town hall & government

Mount Hope spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mount Hope's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$0
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 91%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Mount Hope didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Mount Hope

Full-time staff
6
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Haven Public Schools Unified School District 312

Mount Hope's K–12 school district, shared with Haven, Haven, Partridge, Yoder, Center and Lincoln. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,028
Kansas: $14,966
Students
798
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,028 per pupil, $9,794 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 Mount Hope pay

Typical tax bill
$1,918
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.26%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$152,200
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 Mount Hope's government

🏛️ Official websitemounthopecity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Hope →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Hope

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

All of Mount Hope'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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