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Town Hall · Basehor

In Basehor, 79% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas

Basehor’s city government spent $5.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $694 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Basehor didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$5.2M
year to December 31, 2024 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2024
$694
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$5.8M
end of 2024 · Census estimate
City staff, 2025
20
full-time · 15 part-time · March payroll $173,225 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$4,762
1.36% of home value · KS 1.29%

What stands out about how Basehor is run

Read from the city’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2024 budget

About $694 per resident a year, or $1.90 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 33%Fees & charges 21%Interest, fines & other 18%Sales taxes 14%From the state 8%Other taxes & licenses 5%
An estimate

Basehor didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $4 million; interest on debt $280,000. With these, the whole budget was $9.5 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Basehor yet

Every year of Basehor’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
City staff
20

full-time in March 2025, the same as 20 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,762 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.36% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Basehor$4,762
Kansas$2,798
Kansas City$2,405
$4,762
typical bill a year
1.36%
effective rate
$349,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Basehor’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 Basehor’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Basehor →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Basehor

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See CityOfBasehor.org for Basehor’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Basehor yet.CityOfBasehor.org ↗
Agendas

Basehor’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on CityOfBasehor.org ↗.

Who works for Basehor

One full-time city employee for every 377 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (7,544).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police12 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings2 + 13 pt
Sewer & trash5
Roads & transportation1
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 1 pt
20
full-time
15
part-time
$173,225
payroll for March 2025
$2.1M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$93,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
11
sworn police officers
Estimates.Basehor didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458

Basehor’s K–12 school district, shared with Linwood, Fairmount Township, Sherman Township, Stranger Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Basehor →
$15,103
per pupil · KS $14,966
3,097
students
$91.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,103 per pupil, $9,790 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 44%State 51%Federal 5%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Basehor voted in 2024

Official results for Basehor’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President4,413 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican60.9%2,686 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat37.3%1,644 votes

Others: 1.9% (83 votes).

Most votes in Basehor: Donald J Trump

Leavenworth County: Trump 60.3%, Harris 37.6% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%

Turnout
79%

of Basehor’s 5,579 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. House · Kansas’s 2nd District302,767 votes
Derek SchmidtRepublican57.1%
Nancy BoydaDemocrat38.2%
Others4.7%

Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Basehor, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Basehor60.9%37.3%1.9%4,413
Leavenworth County60.3%37.6%2.1%36,547
Kansas57.2%41.0%1.8%1,327,591
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Basehor

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Basehor.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
  2. 2
    Kansas HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Kansas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas

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

Next door

How Basehor compares with the towns next door

Basehor’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Kansas Cityestimate$2,405
Basehorestimate$4,762

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Basehor’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Basehor’s government

How much does Basehor spend per resident?

About $694 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Basehor didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $9.5 million.

What is the property tax rate in Basehor?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,762 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see CityOfBasehor.org.

Who runs Basehor’s government?

See CityOfBasehor.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Basehor yet.

How did Basehor vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 60.9%, Kamala D Harris 37.3% (4,413 votes, official results). Leavenworth County: Trump 60.3%, Harris 37.6%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.

How many people work for Basehor?

20 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $173,225 (about $2.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Basehor in the state legislature?

Basehor is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Basehor’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 Basehor, 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 →