Photo: JonHarder · CC BY-SA 3.0Hillsboro runs its own hospital
Hillsboro’s city government spent $3.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,357 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Hillsboro didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Hillsboro is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,357 per resident a year, or $3.72 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Hillsboro didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Hillsboro yet
Every year of Hillsboro’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), down from 32 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $2,040 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.69% 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 Hillsboro’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 Hillsboro’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hillsboro →
Who’s in charge in Hillsboro
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hillsboro’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofhillsboro.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 97 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,729).
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.
Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh Unified School District 410
Hillsboro’s K–12 school district, shared with Durham, Lehigh, Logan Township, Risley Township, Lehigh Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,641 per pupil, $9,199 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.
Hillsboro’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hillsboro alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marion County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%4,312 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.3%1,429 votesOthers: 2.2% (129 votes).
Most votes in Marion County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Hillsboro lies in Marion County. Every 2024 race in Marion County is on the county’s page.
Marion 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 Hillsboro.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofhillsboro.net ↗
- 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 Hillsboro compares with the towns next door
Hillsboro’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Risley Township | estimate | $5,134 |
| Liberty Township | estimate | $3,185 |
| Hillsboro | estimate | $2,040 |
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 Hillsboro’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hillsboro’s government
How much does Hillsboro spend per resident?
About $1,357 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Hillsboro didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Hillsboro?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,040 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofhillsboro.net.
Who runs Hillsboro’s government?
See cityofhillsboro.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hillsboro yet.
How did Hillsboro vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hillsboro alone. Marion County, where 100% of Hillsboro lies, voted Trump 73.5%, Harris 24.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hillsboro?
28 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 0 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $155,726 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Hillsboro in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Mike Fagg) and State House District 74 (Mike King). The House district also covers 37 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hillsboro’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 Hillsboro, 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 →