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Kansas, MO town hall & government

Kansas spent $2.3 billion in the year to April 30, 2024, about $4,426 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Kansas

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Kansas's money goes

Spent
$2.3 billion
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,426
typical Missouri cities: $1,662
Long-term debt
$4.9 billion
$9,638 per resident
Roads & transportation
$589.6 million26%
Fire
$333.4 million15%
Police
$288.5 million13%
Sewer & trash
$244.6 million11%
Interest on debt
$173 million8%
Water & other utilities
$117.7 million5%
Administration & buildings
$104.9 million5%
Parks & libraries
$88.6 million4%
Housing & development
$88.3 million4%
Health & welfare
$74.7 million3%
Paid to other governments
$72.4 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12 million1%
Other
$66.4 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Sales taxes 19%
  • Income taxes 15%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the state 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kansas

Full-time staff
6,349
64 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1,089
and 655 full-time firefighters
Police
1,628 full-time
Fire
1,365 full-time
Roads & transportation
816 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
745 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
742 full-time4 part
Health & welfare
375 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
350 full-time45 part
Sewer & trash
149 full-time
Housing & development
77 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
75 full-time2 part
Other
27 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

North Kansas City 74 School District

Kansas's K–12 school district, shared with Avondale, Birmingham, Claycomo, Gladstone, North Kansas City and Oaks. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,811
Missouri: $14,569
Students
21,015
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$430.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal

  • Local 59%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,811 per pupil, $7,906 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 Kansas: Kansas City 33 School District ($19,265 per pupil) · Platte County R-III School District ($13,848 per pupil) · Park Hill School District ($15,605 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kansas pay

Typical tax bill
$2,671
a year · Missouri typical $1,948
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Missouri 0.85%
Typical home value
$242,900
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 Kansas's government

🏛️ Official websitekcmo.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kansas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kansas

Kansas is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representatives Emanuel Cleaver and Sam Graves. Mike Kehoe is governor.

All of Kansas'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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