Photo: Michael Adams · CC BY-SA 4.0Greensburg spent more per resident in 2022 than 98% of similar cities
Greensburg’s city government spent $1.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,076 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Greensburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,696 per resident in 2022: more than 98% of them
Greensburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,696 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. Greensburg spent more than 98% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($169,000), 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; Greensburg itself left out).
About $2,076 per resident a year, or $5.69 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 24%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Greensburg 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: $1,696 · 2023: $1,951 · 2024: $2,076. Per resident it went from $1,696 to $2,076 (up 22%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 779 to 714.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,071 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.61% 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 Greensburg’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 Greensburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Greensburg →
Who’s in charge in Greensburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Greensburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on greensburgks.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 48 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 (714).
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.
Kiowa County Unified School District 422
Greensburg’s K–12 school district, shared with Mullinville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,414 per pupil, $12,032 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.
Greensburg’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Greensburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kiowa County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.0%941 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.6%151 votesOthers: 1.4% (15 votes).
Most votes in Kiowa County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Greensburg lies in Kiowa County. Every 2024 race in Kiowa County is on the county’s page.
Kiowa 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 Greensburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: greensburgks.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 Greensburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Greensburg’s government
How much does Greensburg spend per resident?
About $2,076 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 $1,696 was more than 98% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Greensburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,071 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.61% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see greensburgks.org.
Who runs Greensburg’s government?
See greensburgks.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Greensburg yet.
How did Greensburg vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Greensburg alone. Kiowa County, where 100% of Greensburg lies, voted Trump 85.0%, Harris 13.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Greensburg?
15 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $68,688 (about $824,256 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Greensburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Tory Marie Blew) and State House District 116 (Kyle Hoffman). The House district also covers 70 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →