Towanda spent less per resident in 2022 than 83% of similar cities
Towanda’s city government spent $259,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $179 per resident.
What stands out about how Towanda is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$179 per resident in 2022: less than 83% of them
Towanda’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($179 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. Towanda spent less than 83% of 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; Towanda itself left out).
About $179 per resident a year, or $0.49 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 73%.
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No trend yet
Towanda reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,486 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.05% 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 Towanda’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 Towanda’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Towanda →
Who’s in charge in Towanda
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 161 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 (1,446).
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.
Circle Unified School District 375
Towanda’s K–12 school district, shared with Benton, Towanda Township, Benton Township, Fairview Township, El Dorado Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,785 per pupil, $6,876 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.
Towanda’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Towanda alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Butler County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.6%22,426 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat28.4%9,150 votesOthers: 2.0% (660 votes).
Most votes in Butler County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Towanda lies in Butler County. Every 2024 race in Butler County is on the county’s page.
Butler 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 Towanda.
- 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 Towanda’s government
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Questions about Towanda’s government
How much does Towanda spend per resident?
About $179 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 $179 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 Towanda?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,486 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.05% 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 Towanda’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Towanda yet.
How did Towanda vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Towanda alone. Butler County, where 100% of Towanda lies, voted Trump 69.6%, Harris 28.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Towanda?
9 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $22,700 (about $272,400 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Towanda in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Mike Fagg) and State House District 75 (Will Carpenter). The House district also covers 18 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 →