Town Hall · Waverly

Waverly, KS town hall & government

Waverly spent $653,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,216 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Waverly's money goes

Spent
$653,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,216
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$363,000
$676 per resident
Water & other utilities
$156,00024%
Sewer & trash
$139,00021%
Roads & transportation
$117,00018%
Administration & buildings
$79,00012%
Parks & libraries
$35,0005%
Police
$3,000<1%
Other
$124,00019%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 26%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Waverly 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 Waverly

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,500
a year, before benefits
Police
0 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lebo-Waverly Unified School District 243

Waverly's K–12 school district, shared with Key West, Lebo, Rock Creek, Pottawatomie, Lincoln and Arvonia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,412
Kansas: $14,966
Students
488
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 73%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,412 per pupil, $10,322 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 Waverly pay

Typical tax bill
$906
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$102,400
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 Waverly's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwaverly.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Waverly →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Waverly

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

All of Waverly'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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