Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0In Scott City, 67% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
Scott City’s city government spent $4.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,055 per resident. Water and other utilities ($659,000) and the airport ($110,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Scott City is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,055 per resident a year, or $2.89 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$941 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Scott City’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($941 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 $786–$1,339. Scott City spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($194,000), 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; Scott City itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 20% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Scott City 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: $941 · 2023: $866 · 2024: $1,055. Per resident it went from $941 to $1,055 (up 12%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,736 to 4,008.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,779 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.71% 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 Scott City’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 Scott City’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Scott City →
Who’s in charge in Scott City
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Scott City’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on scottcitycofc.com/city.html ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 148 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 (4,008).
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.
Scott County Unified School District 466
Scott City’s K–12 school district, shared with Beaver Township, Isbel Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,358 per pupil, $7,957 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 Scott City voted in 2024
Official results for Scott City’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.4%1,538 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat12.4%224 votesOthers: 2.1% (38 votes).
Most votes in Scott City: Donald J Trump
Scott County: Trump 86.3%, Harris 11.6% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Scott City’s 2,701 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: Scott City, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott City | 85.4% | 12.4% | 2.1% | 1,800 |
| Scott County | 86.3% | 11.6% | 2.1% | 2,135 |
| 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 Scott City.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: scottcitycofc.com/city.html ↗
- 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 Scott City’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Scott City’s government
How much does Scott City spend per resident?
About $1,055 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 $941 was less than 53% of 30 Kansas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Scott City?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,779 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.71% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see scottcitycofc.com/city.html.
Who runs Scott City’s government?
See scottcitycofc.com/city.html for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Scott City yet.
How did Scott City vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 85.4%, Kamala D Harris 12.4% (1,800 votes, official results). Scott County: Trump 86.3%, Harris 11.6%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Scott City?
27 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $126,719 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Scott City in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Bill Clifford) and State House District 118 (Jim Minnix). The House district also covers 62 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Scott City’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; 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 →