Rose Hill spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Rose Hill’s city government spent $3.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $715 per resident. Water and other utilities ($831,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Rose Hill is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$554 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Rose Hill’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($554 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 30 Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $984, and the middle half spent $797–$1,339. Rose Hill spent less than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($457,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Rose Hill itself left out).
About $715 per resident a year, or $1.96 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 28%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 39% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Rose Hill reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $554 · 2024: $715. Per resident it went from $554 to $715 (up 29%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,979 to 4,294.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 21 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,578 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.63% 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 Rose Hill’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 Rose Hill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rose Hill →
Who’s in charge in Rose Hill
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 204 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,294).
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.
Rose Hill Public Schools Unified School District 394
Rose Hill’s K–12 school district, shared with Pleasant Township, Richland Township, Gypsum Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,688 per pupil, $6,804 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 Rose Hill voted in 2024
Official results for Rose Hill’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.9%1,374 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.0%579 votesOthers: 2.1% (42 votes).
Most votes in Rose Hill: Donald J Trump
Butler County: Trump 69.6%, Harris 28.4% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Rose Hill’s 2,953 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: Ron Estes
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Rose Hill, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | 68.9% | 29.0% | 2.1% | 1,995 |
| Butler County | 69.6% | 28.4% | 2.0% | 32,236 |
| 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 Rose Hill.
- 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.
How Rose Hill compares with the towns next door
Rose Hill spent $554 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | $108 | $3,583 |
| Pleasant Township | $157 | $3,764 |
| Rose Hill | $554 | $3,578 |
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).
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Questions about Rose Hill’s government
How much does Rose Hill spend per resident?
About $715 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $554 was less than 100% of 30 Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Rose Hill?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,578 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.63% 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 Rose Hill’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rose Hill yet.
How did Rose Hill vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 68.9%, Kamala D Harris 29.0% (1,995 votes, official results). Butler County: Trump 69.6%, Harris 28.4%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Rose Hill?
21 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $107,317 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rose Hill in the state legislature?
State Senate District 16 (Ty Masterson) and State House District 77 (Kristey Williams). The House district also covers nine 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; 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 →