Town Hall · Winfield

Winfield, KS town hall & government

Winfield spent $125.9 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $10,736 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winfield's money goes

Spent
$125.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$10,736
typical Kansas cities: $2,073
Long-term debt
$40.2 million
$3,431 per resident
Health & welfare
$59.5 million47%
Water & other utilities
$40.1 million32%
Administration & buildings
$3.8 million3%
Fire
$3.5 million3%
Parks & libraries
$3.5 million3%
Police
$2.9 million2%
Sewer & trash
$2.9 million2%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million1%
Interest on debt
$701,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$72,000<1%
Other
$7.7 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 47%
  • Utility sales 38%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winfield

Full-time staff
446
62 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 24 full-time firefighters
Health & welfare
266 full-time29 part
Water & other utilities
43 full-time4 part
Fire
26 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
21 full-time16 part
Police
28 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
23 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
15 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Other
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winfield Unified School District 465

Winfield's K–12 school district, shared with Walnut, Tisdale, Fairview, Liberty, Vernon and Beaver. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,160
Kansas: $14,966
Students
2,106
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $21,160 per pupil, $15,674 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.

Also serving Winfield: Central Unified School District 462 ($17,977 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Winfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,342
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.76%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$132,700
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.

Local

Contact Winfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Winfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winfield

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

All of Winfield'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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