Timken spent less per resident in 2022 than 83% of similar cities
Timken’s city government spent $11,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $177 per resident. Water and other utilities ($11,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Timken is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$177 per resident in 2022: less than 83% of them
Timken’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($177 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 $518, and the middle half spent $259–$751. Timken spent less than 83% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($6,000), 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; Timken itself left out).
About $177 per resident a year, or $0.48 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 55%.
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No trend yet
Timken reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $780 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% 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 Timken’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 Timken’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Timken →
Who’s in charge in Timken
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Otis-Bison Unified School District 403
Timken’s K–12 school district, shared with Albert, Bison, Garfield Township, Olmitz, Otis and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,419 per pupil, $10,980 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.
Timken’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Timken alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rush County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.9%1,315 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.4%264 votesOthers: 1.7% (27 votes).
Most votes in Rush County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Timken lies in Rush County. Every 2024 race in Rush County is on the county’s page.
Rush 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 Timken.
- 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.
Reach Timken’s government
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Questions about Timken’s government
How much does Timken spend per resident?
About $177 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 $177 was less than 83% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Timken?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $780 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.16% 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 Timken’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Timken yet.
How did Timken vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Timken alone. Rush County, where 100% of Timken lies, voted Trump 81.9%, Harris 16.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Timken?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $766 (about $9,192 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Timken in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Tory Marie Blew) and State House District 113 (Brett Fairchild). The House district also covers 91 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 →