How is Hepler run?
Hepler’s city government spent $49,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $368 per resident.
What stands out about how Hepler is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Girard Unified School District 248
Hepler’s K–12 school district, shared with Crawford Township, Girard, Walnut, Sherman Township, Walnut Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,314 per pupil, $9,477 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.
About $368 per resident a year, or $1.01 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 14%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$368 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Hepler’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($368 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 $518, and the middle half spent $249–$751. Hepler spent less than 63% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($6,000), 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; Hepler itself left out).
No trend yet
Hepler reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $530 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hepler’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 Hepler’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hepler →
Who’s in charge in Hepler
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
How Hepler voted in 2024
Official results for Hepler’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.5%37 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.4%11 votesOthers: 2.0% (1 votes).
Most votes in Hepler: Donald J Trump
Crawford County: Trump 61.7%, Harris 36.5% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Hepler, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepler | 75.5% | 22.4% | 2.0% | 49 |
| Crawford County | 61.7% | 36.5% | 1.8% | 16,334 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 41.0% | 1.8% | 1,327,591 |
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 Hepler.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Hepler’s government
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Questions about Hepler’s government
How much does Hepler spend per resident?
About $368 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $368 was less than 63% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Hepler’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hepler yet.
How did Hepler vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 75.5%, Kamala D Harris 22.4% (49 votes, official results). Crawford County: Trump 61.7%, Harris 36.5%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Hepler?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $907 (about $10,884 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hepler in the state legislature?
State Senate District 13 (Tim Shallenburger) and State House District 2 (Ken Collins). The House district also covers 31 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 →