Town Hall · Osborne

Osborne, KS town hall & government

Osborne spent $3.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,688 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Osborne's money goes

Spent
$3.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,688
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$764,000
$597 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million65%
Parks & libraries
$261,0008%
Police
$199,0006%
Roads & transportation
$140,0004%
Administration & buildings
$132,0004%
Sewer & trash
$102,0003%
Interest on debt
$25,0001%
Fire
$11,000<1%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$314,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 67%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Osborne

Full-time staff
15
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
5 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Police
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Osborne County Unified School District 392

Osborne's K–12 school district, shared with Alton, Hancock, Independence, Lawrence, Portis and Tilden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,953
Kansas: $14,966
Students
362
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 22%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,953 per pupil, $10,508 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 Osborne pay

Typical tax bill
$1,696
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
2.01%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$84,400
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 Osborne's government

🏛️ Official websitediscoverosborne.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Osborne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Osborne

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

All of Osborne'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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