Photo: Melissa Bower · CC BY-SA 4.0Lansing spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Lansing’s city government spent $9.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $877 per resident.
What stands out about how Lansing is run
Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.
6 upcoming meetings at town hall
From Lansing’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.
- Nov5City CouncilThursday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerraceCity Council Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov18Planning CommissionWednesday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerrPlanning Commission Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov19City CouncilThursday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerraceCity Council Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Nov26City CouncilThursday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerrCity Council Work SessionMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Dec3City CouncilThursday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerraceCity Council Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
- Dec16Planning CommissionWednesday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerrPlanning Commission Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗Add to calendar
Recent meetings
- Oct29City CouncilThursday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerrCity Council Work SessionMeeting page ↗
- Oct21Planning CommissionWednesday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerrPlanning Commission Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗
- Oct15City CouncilThursday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerraceCity Council Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗
- Oct1City CouncilThursday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerraceCity Council Regular MeetingMeeting page ↗
- Sep24City CouncilThursday · 7:00 pm · 800 1st TerrCity Council Work SessionMeeting page ↗
Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.
Agenda portal ↗About $877 per resident a year, or $2.40 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$403 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Lansing’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($403 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 49 Kansas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,012, and the middle half spent $787–$1,331. Lansing spent less than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.5 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Lansing itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 103% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Lansing 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: $403 · 2023: $600 · 2024: $877. Per resident it went from $403 to $877 (up 118%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 11,954 to 11,187.
full-time in March 2025, up from 53 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 $3,603 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.33% 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 Lansing’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 Lansing’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lansing →
Who’s in charge in Lansing
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 155 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 (11,187).
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.
Lansing Unified School District 469
Lansing’s K–12 school district, shared with Delaware Township, High Prairie Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,637 per pupil, $7,882 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.
How Lansing voted in 2024
Official results for Lansing’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.4%2,582 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.5%1,979 votesOthers: 2.1% (99 votes).
Most votes in Lansing: Donald J Trump
Leavenworth County: Trump 60.3%, Harris 37.6% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Lansing’s 8,148 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Derek Schmidt
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Lansing, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing | 55.4% | 42.5% | 2.1% | 4,660 |
| Leavenworth County | 60.3% | 37.6% | 2.1% | 36,547 |
| 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 Lansing.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: lansing.ks.us ↗
- 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 Lansing compares with the towns next door
Lansing spent $403 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $823. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth | $823 | $2,330 |
| Delaware Township | estimate | $5,636 |
| High Prairie Township | estimate | $3,877 |
| Lansing | $403 | $3,603 |
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 Lansing’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lansing’s government
How much does Lansing spend per resident?
About $877 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 $403 was less than 100% of 49 Kansas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lansing?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,603 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.33% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see lansing.ks.us.
Who runs Lansing’s government?
See lansing.ks.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lansing yet.
How did Lansing vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 55.4%, Kamala D Harris 42.5% (4,660 votes, official results). Leavenworth County: Trump 60.3%, Harris 37.6%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Lansing?
72 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $436,821 (about $5.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lansing in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Jeff Klemp) and State House District 40 (Dave Buehler). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
When is the next public meeting in Lansing?
The next posted meeting is City Council on Thursday, November 5, at 7:00 pm in 800 1st Terrace, from the city’s own agenda portal.
Ask neighbors about Lansing’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; 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 →