Norcatur City Hall · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Norcatur run?
Norcatur’s city government spent $41,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $289 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Norcatur didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Norcatur is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $289 per resident a year, or $0.79 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 61%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Norcatur didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Norcatur yet
Every year of Norcatur’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,217 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.87% 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 Norcatur’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 Norcatur’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Norcatur →
Who’s in charge in Norcatur
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Norcatur’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofnorcatur.com ↗.
Oberlin Unified School District 294
Norcatur’s K–12 school district, shared with Altory Township, Bassettville Township, Beaver Township, Center Township, Custer Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,510 per pupil, $9,239 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.
Norcatur’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Norcatur alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Decatur County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.8%1,217 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.8%215 votesOthers: 1.4% (20 votes).
Most votes in Decatur County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Norcatur lies in Decatur County. Every 2024 race in Decatur County is on the county’s page.
Decatur 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 Norcatur.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofnorcatur.com ↗
- 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 Norcatur’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Norcatur’s government
How much does Norcatur spend per resident?
About $289 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Norcatur didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $233,000.
What is the property tax rate in Norcatur?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,217 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.87% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofnorcatur.com.
Who runs Norcatur’s government?
See cityofnorcatur.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Norcatur yet.
How did Norcatur vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Norcatur alone. Decatur County, where 100% of Norcatur lies, voted Trump 83.8%, Harris 14.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Norcatur?
0 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,067 (about $60,804 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Norcatur in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rick Billinger) and State House District 120 (Adam Smith). The House district also covers 86 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Norcatur’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 Norcatur, 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 →