Town Hall · Willis

How Willis is run

Willis spent $56,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,556 per resident.

City budget

$56,000

spent, year to December 31, 2022

Per resident

$1,556

Below typical Kansas cities ($1,604)

Long-term debt

$56,000

$1,556 per resident

Typical tax bill

$1,000

a year · KS $2,798

What stands out about how Willis is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

Lower tax billsThe typical homeowner pays $1,000 a year in property tax, vs $2,798 across Kansas.Runs its own water & sewer29% of spending goes to water, sewer and trash, paid largely by users’ fees.A shared school districtShares South Brown County Unified School District 430 with 6+ other towns.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,000 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.00% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kansas$2,798

Willis$1,000

$1,000

typical bill a year

2.00%

effective rate

$50,000

typical home value (Census)

Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Willis’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $1,556 per resident a year, or $4.26 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 23% of spending.

WILLISYour share · per resident · year to December 31, 2022

Roads & transportation$13,000 · 23%$361

Administration & buildings$12,000 · 21%$333

Water & other utilities$12,000 · 21%$333

Fire$7,000 · 13%$194

Sewer & trash$4,000 · 7%$111

Interest on debt$3,000 · 5%$83

Courts, inspections & corrections$1,000 · 2%$28

Parks & libraries$1,000 · 2%$28

Other$3,000 · 5%$83

Total per resident$1,556

Whole budget $56,000 · 36 residents
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Where the money comes from

Property taxes 38%Utility sales 25%From the state 19%Fees & charges 11%Interest, fines & other 8%

The school district

South Brown County Unified School District 430

Willis’s K–12 school district, shared with Everest, Horton, Powhattan, Washington, Mission and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Willis →

$16,742

per pupil · KS $14,966

528

students

$7 million

long-term debt

Of the $16,742 per pupil, $11,006 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from

Local 22%State 66%Federal 12%

Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Willis

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Willis yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who represents Willis

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Willis.

Politics & elections →

1
Your cityMayor & council

Local officials aren’t on record yet.
2
Kansas HouseState representatives

Sean Willcott
3
Kansas SenateState senator

Craig Bowser
4
GovernorStatewide

Laura Kelly
5
U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress

Derek Schmidt
6
U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas

Jerry Moran Roger Marshall

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Willis’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Willis is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →

Weigh in

Does Willis get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.