Photo: Melissa Bower · CC BY-SA 4.0Leavenworth spent less per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities
Leavenworth’s city government spent $39.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,055 per resident.
What stands out about how Leavenworth is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$823 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them
Leavenworth’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($823 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 20 Kansas cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,100, and the middle half spent $860–$1,392. Leavenworth spent less than 75% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Leavenworth itself left out).
About $1,055 per resident a year, or $2.89 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 32% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Leavenworth 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: $823 · 2024: $1,055.
full-time in March 2025, up from 190 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 $2,330 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.21% 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 Leavenworth’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 Leavenworth’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Leavenworth →
Who’s in charge in Leavenworth
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Leavenworth’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on leavenworthks.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 156 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 (37,081).
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.
Leavenworth Unified School District 453
Leavenworth’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,366 per pupil, $7,847 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.
Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207 · $16,874 per pupil
Lansing Unified School District 469 · $13,637 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Leavenworth voted in 2024
Official results for Leavenworth’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.7%6,108 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.9%5,208 votesOthers: 2.4% (284 votes).
Most votes in Leavenworth: Donald J Trump
Leavenworth County: Trump 60.3%, Harris 37.6% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Leavenworth’s 28,016 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: Leavenworth, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth | 52.7% | 44.9% | 2.4% | 11,600 |
| 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 Leavenworth.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: leavenworthks.org ↗
- 2Kansas HouseLeavenworth is split between 3 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.
How Leavenworth compares with the towns next door
Leavenworth spent $823 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $14 to $403. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Kickapoo Township | $14 | $3,142 |
| Lansing | $403 | $3,603 |
| High Prairie Township | estimate | $3,877 |
| Delaware Township | estimate | $5,636 |
| Leavenworth | $823 | $2,330 |
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 Leavenworth’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Leavenworth’s government
How much does Leavenworth spend per resident?
About $1,055 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 $823 was less than 75% of 20 Kansas cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Leavenworth?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,330 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.21% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see leavenworthks.org.
Who runs Leavenworth’s government?
See leavenworthks.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Leavenworth yet.
How did Leavenworth vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 52.7%, Kamala D Harris 44.9% (11,600 votes, official results). Leavenworth County: Trump 60.3%, Harris 37.6%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Leavenworth?
237 full-time and 61 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.3M (about $16.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Leavenworth in the state legislature?
Leavenworth is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 5 (Jeff Klemp). 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 →