Photo: Kswx29 · CC BY 3.0In St. Marys, 67% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Kansas
St. Marys’ city government spent $2.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $863 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: St. Marys didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how St. Marys is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $863 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
St. Marys didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for St. Marys yet
Every year of St. Marys’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 19 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,874 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% 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 St. Marys’ 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 St. Marys’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in St. Marys →
Who’s in charge in St. Marys
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
St. Marys’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on saintmarys.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 145 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,749).
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.
Kaw Valley Unified School District 321
St. Marys’ K–12 school district, shared with Delia, Emmett, Emmett Township, Rossville, Rossville Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,155 per pupil, $11,105 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 St. Marys voted in 2024
Official results for St. Marys’ own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican90.6%1,246 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat8.1%112 votesOthers: 1.2% (17 votes).
Most votes in St. Marys: Donald J Trump
Pottawatomie County: Trump 72.8%, Harris 25.2% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of St. Marys’ 2,041 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: St. Marys, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys | 90.6% | 8.1% | 1.2% | 1,375 |
| Pottawatomie County | 72.8% | 25.2% | 2.0% | 13,472 |
| 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 St. Marys.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: saintmarys.com ↗
- 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 St. Marys’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about St. Marys’ government
How much does St. Marys spend per resident?
About $863 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (St. Marys didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in St. Marys?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,874 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.91% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see saintmarys.com.
Who runs St. Marys’ government?
See saintmarys.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for St. Marys yet.
How did St. Marys vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 90.6%, Kamala D Harris 8.1% (1,375 votes, official results). Pottawatomie County: Trump 72.8%, Harris 25.2%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for St. Marys?
19 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $147,183 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents St. Marys in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Kenny Titus) and State House District 61 (Francis Awerkamp). The House district also covers 35 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about St. Marys’ 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 St. Marys, 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 →