In Roeland Park, 75% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Roeland Park’s city government spent $6.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $926 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Roeland Park didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Roeland Park is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District
Roeland Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Fairway, Merriam, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,332 per pupil, $8,167 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.
About $926 per resident a year, or $2.54 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Roeland Park didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Roeland Park yet
Every year of Roeland Park’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. 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 $3,671 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.33% 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 Roeland Park’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 Roeland Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Roeland Park →
Who’s in charge in Roeland Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Roeland Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on roelandpark.net ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 242 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (6,771).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Roeland Park voted in 2024
Official results for Roeland Park’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat70.3%2,846 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican28.2%1,141 votesOthers: 1.6% (64 votes).
Most votes in Roeland Park: Kamala D Harris
Johnson County: Harris 53.4%, Trump 44.9% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Roeland Park’s 5,420 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: Sharice Davids
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Roeland Park, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roeland Park | 70.3% | 28.2% | 1.6% | 4,051 |
| Johnson County | 53.4% | 44.9% | 1.8% | 343,780 |
| Kansas | 41.0% | 57.2% | 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 Roeland Park.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: roelandpark.net ↗
- 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.
How Roeland Park compares with the towns next door
Roeland Park’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $786 to $1,354 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Fairway | $786 | $7,192 |
| Westwood | $1,354 | $4,278 |
| Mission | estimate | $3,765 |
| Kansas City | estimate | $2,405 |
| Roeland Park | estimate | $3,671 |
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 Roeland Park’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Roeland Park’s government
How much does Roeland Park spend per resident?
About $926 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Roeland Park didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $8.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Roeland Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,671 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.33% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see roelandpark.net.
Who runs Roeland Park’s government?
See roelandpark.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Roeland Park yet.
How did Roeland Park vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 70.3%, Donald J Trump 28.2% (4,051 votes, official results). Johnson County: Harris 53.4%, Trump 44.9%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Roeland Park?
28 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $158,687 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Roeland Park in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Ethan Corson) and State House District 25 (Rui Xu). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Roeland Park’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 Roeland Park, 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 →