Photo: Ian Ballinger · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Baldwin City run?
Baldwin City’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Baldwin City didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Baldwin City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Baldwin City Unified School District 348
Baldwin City’s K–12 school district, shared with Palmyra Township, Willow Springs Township, Marion Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,610 per pupil, $7,266 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.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Baldwin City yet
Every year of Baldwin City’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 43 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $3,594 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.44% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Baldwin City’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.
Tax bills are one input to Baldwin City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Baldwin City →
Who’s in charge in Baldwin City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Baldwin City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on baldwincity.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 111 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (4,882).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Baldwin City’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Baldwin City alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Douglas County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat68.2%39,582 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican30.2%17,523 votesOthers: 1.6% (936 votes).
Most votes in Douglas County: Kamala D Harris
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Baldwin City lies in Douglas County. Every 2024 race in Douglas County is on the county’s page.
Douglas County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Baldwin City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: baldwincity.org ↗
- 2Kansas HouseState representatives
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Baldwin City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Baldwin City’s government
How much does Baldwin City spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Baldwin City didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $892,000.
What is the property tax rate in Baldwin City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,594 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.44% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see baldwincity.org.
Who runs Baldwin City’s government?
See baldwincity.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Baldwin City yet.
How did Baldwin City vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Baldwin City alone. Douglas County, where 100% of Baldwin City lies, voted Harris 68.2%, Trump 30.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Baldwin City?
44 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $301,536 (about $3.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Baldwin City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Beverly Gossage) and State House District 5 (Courtney Sappington). The House district also covers 17 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Baldwin City’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Baldwin City, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →