Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Blue Rapids City Township run?
Blue Rapids City Township’s city government spent $13,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $12 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Blue Rapids City Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Blue Rapids City Township is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Valley Heights Unified School District 498
Blue Rapids City Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Blue Rapids, Blue Rapids Township, Waterville, Waterville Township, Cottage Hill Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,436 per pupil, $9,182 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.
Marysville Unified School District 364 · $18,214 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $12 per resident a year, or $0.03 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 92%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Blue Rapids City Township collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Blue Rapids City Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Blue Rapids City Township yet
Every year of Blue Rapids City Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,391 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.85% 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 Blue Rapids City Township’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.
Tax bills are one input to Blue Rapids City Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blue Rapids City Township →
Who’s in charge in Blue Rapids City Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blue Rapids City Township’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on bluerapids.org ↗.
Blue Rapids City Township’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Blue Rapids City Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marshall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.3%3,644 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.3%1,205 votesOthers: 2.4% (119 votes).
Most votes in Marshall County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Blue Rapids City Township lies in Marshall County. Every 2024 race in Marshall County is on the county’s page.
Marshall 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 Blue Rapids City Township.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bluerapids.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.
How Blue Rapids City Township compares with the towns next door
Blue Rapids City Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $114 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Elm Creek Township | $114 | $5,547 |
| Waterville Township | estimate | $1,421 |
| Blue Rapids Township | estimate | — |
| Wells Township | estimate | — |
| Blue Rapids City Township | estimate | $1,391 |
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 Blue Rapids City Township’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Blue Rapids City Township’s government
How much does Blue Rapids City Township spend per resident?
About $12 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Blue Rapids City Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $14,000.
What is the property tax rate in Blue Rapids City Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,391 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bluerapids.org.
Who runs Blue Rapids City Township’s government?
See bluerapids.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blue Rapids City Township yet.
How did Blue Rapids City Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Blue Rapids City Township alone. Marshall County, where 100% of Blue Rapids City Township lies, voted Trump 73.3%, Harris 24.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Blue Rapids City Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Craig Bowser) and State House District 106 (Lisa Moser). The House district also covers 130 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blue Rapids City Township’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 Blue Rapids City Township, 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 →