How is Princeton run?
Princeton’s city government spent $35,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $130 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Princeton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Princeton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $130 per resident a year, or $0.36 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Princeton 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 Princeton yet
Every year of Princeton’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 $1,483 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.37% 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 Princeton’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 Princeton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Princeton →
Who’s in charge in Princeton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Central Heights Unified School District 288
Princeton’s K–12 school district, shared with Lane, Rantoul, Pottawatomie Township, Ohio Township, Richmond and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,367 per pupil, $10,802 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.
Princeton’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Princeton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Franklin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.0%8,773 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.9%3,676 votesOthers: 2.0% (259 votes).
Most votes in Franklin County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Princeton lies in Franklin County. Every 2024 race in Franklin County is on the county’s page.
Franklin 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 Princeton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Princeton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Princeton’s government
How much does Princeton spend per resident?
About $130 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Princeton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $262,000.
What is the property tax rate in Princeton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,483 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.37% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Princeton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Princeton yet.
How did Princeton vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Princeton alone. Franklin County, where 100% of Princeton lies, voted Trump 69.0%, Harris 28.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Princeton?
0 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,176 (about $50,112 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Princeton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 12 (Caryn Tyson) and State House District 59 (Rebecca Schmoe). The House district also covers 21 other towns. 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 (for Princeton, 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 →