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Sublette, KS town hall & government

Sublette spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,068 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sublette's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,068
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$968 per resident
Roads & transportation
$360,00025%
Water & other utilities
$242,00017%
Police
$108,0008%
Sewer & trash
$87,0006%
Interest on debt
$58,0004%
Fire
$52,0004%
Parks & libraries
$46,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18,0001%
Administration & buildings
$15,0001%
Other
$437,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 38%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sublette

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

Sublette Unified School District 374

Sublette's K–12 school district, shared with Haskell and Lockport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,352
Kansas: $14,966
Students
383
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 30%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $19,352 per pupil, $12,125 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 Sublette pay

Typical tax bill
$2,395
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.49%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$160,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Sublette's government

Town hall & decisions in Sublette →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sublette

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

All of Sublette'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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