Photo: Smallbones · Public domainIn Norton, 69% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Norton’s city government spent $5.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,996 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Norton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Norton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,996 per resident a year, or $5.47 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 53%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Norton 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 Norton yet
Every year of Norton’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 →full-time in March 2025, the same as 24 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,741 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.80% 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 Norton’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 Norton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Norton →
Who’s in charge in Norton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Norton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on discovernorton.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 113 residents
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 2022 finance file (2,709).
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.
Norton Community Schools Unified School District 211
Norton’s K–12 school district, shared with Edmond, Lenora, Highland-District 2 Township, Clayton, Center-District 1 Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,574 per pupil, $8,475 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 Norton voted in 2024
Official results for Norton’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.4%979 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.9%248 votesOthers: 1.7% (21 votes).
Most votes in Norton: Donald J Trump
Norton County: Trump 82.9%, Harris 15.2% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Norton’s 1,820 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: Tracey Mann
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Norton, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton | 78.4% | 19.9% | 1.7% | 1,248 |
| Norton County | 82.9% | 15.2% | 1.9% | 2,270 |
| 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 Norton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: discovernorton.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 Norton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Norton’s government
How much does Norton spend per resident?
About $1,996 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Norton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Norton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,741 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see discovernorton.com.
Who runs Norton’s government?
See discovernorton.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Norton yet.
How did Norton vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 78.4%, Kamala D Harris 19.9% (1,248 votes, official results). Norton County: Trump 82.9%, Harris 15.2%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Norton?
24 full-time and 39 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $188,721 (about $2.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Norton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Rick Billinger) and State House District 110 (Ken Rahjes). The House district also covers 81 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Norton’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 Norton, 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 →