Charles Pilla House · Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0Eudora spent less per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities
Eudora’s city government spent $8.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,300 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Eudora is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$850 per resident in 2022: less than 67% of them
Eudora’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($850 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 30 Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $984, and the middle half spent $786–$1,339. Eudora spent less than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.2 million), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Eudora itself left out).
About $1,300 per resident a year, or $3.56 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 54% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Eudora 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: $850 · 2023: $1,100 · 2024: $1,300.
full-time in March 2025, up from 50 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,700 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.32% 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 Eudora’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 Eudora’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Eudora →
Who’s in charge in Eudora
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Eudora’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofeudoraks.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 124 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (6,426).
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.
Eudora Unified School District 491
Eudora’s K–12 school district, shared with Eudora Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,001 per pupil, $8,958 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.
Eudora’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Eudora 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 Eudora 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 Eudora.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofeudoraks.gov ↗
- 2Kansas HouseEudora is split between 2 districts
- 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 Eudora’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Eudora’s government
How much does Eudora spend per resident?
About $1,300 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 $850 was less than 67% of 30 Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Eudora?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,700 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.32% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofeudoraks.gov.
Who runs Eudora’s government?
See cityofeudoraks.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Eudora yet.
How did Eudora vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Eudora alone. Douglas County, where 100% of Eudora lies, voted Harris 68.2%, Trump 30.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Eudora?
52 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $279,420 (about $3.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Eudora in the state legislature?
Eudora is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 9 (Beverly Gossage). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Eudora’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 →