How is Reserve run?
Reserve’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Reserve didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Reserve is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Hiawatha Unified School District 415
Reserve’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairview, Hamlin, Hiawatha, Hiawatha Township, Padonia Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,351 per pupil, $9,753 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.
No comparison or trend for Reserve yet
Every year of Reserve’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 $900 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% 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 Reserve’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 Reserve’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Reserve →
Who’s in charge in Reserve
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Reserve’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Reserve alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Brown County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.9%3,106 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.0%1,065 votesOthers: 2.0% (87 votes).
Most votes in Brown County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Reserve lies in Brown County. Every 2024 race in Brown County is on the county’s page.
Brown 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 Reserve.
- 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 Reserve’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Reserve’s government
How much does Reserve spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Reserve didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $11,000.
What is the property tax rate in Reserve?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $900 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% 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 Reserve’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Reserve yet.
How did Reserve vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Reserve alone. Brown County, where 100% of Reserve lies, voted Trump 72.9%, Harris 25.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Reserve?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,255 (about $39,060 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Reserve in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Craig Bowser) and State House District 62 (Sean Willcott). The House district also covers 53 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Reserve’s government
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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 Reserve, 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 →