Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Burlingame spent more per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Burlingame’s city government spent $755,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $790 per resident. Water and other utilities ($418,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Burlingame is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$788 per resident in 2022: more than 77% of them
Burlingame’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($788 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $516, and the middle half spent $249–$749. Burlingame spent more than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($309,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Burlingame itself left out).
About $790 per resident a year, or $2.16 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 45%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 8% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Burlingame reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $788 · 2024: $790. Per resident it went from $788 to $790 (up 0%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 884 to 956.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,921 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.22% 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 Burlingame’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 Burlingame’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Burlingame →
Who’s in charge in Burlingame
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Burlingame’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on burlingameks.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 87 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (956).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Burlingame Public School Unified School District 454
Burlingame’s K–12 school district, shared with Dragoon Township, Burlingame Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,014 per pupil, $9,025 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.
Burlingame’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Burlingame alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Osage County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.7%5,736 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.7%1,946 votesOthers: 2.7% (210 votes).
Most votes in Osage County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Burlingame lies in Osage County. Every 2024 race in Osage County is on the county’s page.
Osage 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 Burlingame.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: burlingameks.com ↗
- 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 Burlingame’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Burlingame’s government
How much does Burlingame spend per resident?
About $790 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $788 was more than 77% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Burlingame?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,921 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.22% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see burlingameks.com.
Who runs Burlingame’s government?
See burlingameks.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Burlingame yet.
How did Burlingame vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Burlingame alone. Osage County, where 100% of Burlingame lies, voted Trump 72.7%, Harris 24.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Burlingame?
11 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $45,684 (about $548,208 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Burlingame in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Rick Kloos) and State House District 54 (Ken Corbet). The House district also covers 20 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Burlingame’s government
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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; 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 →