Brewer Scout Cabin · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Solomon run?
Solomon’s city government spent $554,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $559 per resident. Water and other utilities ($206,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Solomon is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $559 per resident a year, or $1.53 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$559 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Solomon’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($559 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $516, and the middle half spent $249–$751. Solomon spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($123,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Solomon itself left out).
No trend yet
Solomon reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,632 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 Solomon’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 Solomon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Solomon →
Who’s in charge in Solomon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 90 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (991).
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.
Solomon Unified School District 393
Solomon’s K–12 school district, shared with Dayton Township, New Cambria, Lincoln Township, Lincoln Township, Garfield Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,540 per pupil, $10,718 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.
Solomon’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Solomon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dickinson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.7%7,014 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.8%1,989 votesOthers: 1.5% (141 votes).
Most votes in Dickinson County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Solomon lies in Dickinson County; the rest in Saline County. Every 2024 race in Dickinson County is on the county’s page.
Dickinson 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 Solomon.
- 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 Solomon compares with the towns next door
Solomon spent $559 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $80. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | $80 | $2,378 |
| Dayton Township | estimate | $1,650 |
| Solomon | $559 | $1,632 |
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 Solomon’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Solomon’s government
How much does Solomon spend per resident?
About $559 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $559 was more than 54% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Solomon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,632 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 Solomon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Solomon yet.
How did Solomon vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Solomon alone. Dickinson County, where 100% of Solomon lies, voted Trump 76.7%, Harris 21.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Solomon?
11 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $21,090 (about $253,080 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Solomon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Scott Hill) and State House District 70 (Greg Wilson). The House district also covers 45 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Solomon’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 →