How is Valley Township run?
Who represents Valley Township, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Valley Township voted.
What stands out about how Valley Township is run
Read from the town’s official records.
Paola Unified School District 368
Valley Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Paola, Paola Township, Marysville Township, Stanton Township, Richland Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,822 per pupil, $17,102 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.
Osawatomie Unified School District 367 · $15,919 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
The typical homeowner pays $2,777 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% 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 Valley Township’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 Valley Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Valley Township →
Who’s in charge in Valley Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Valley Township’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Valley Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Miami County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.8%12,854 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.3%5,472 votesOthers: 1.9% (359 votes).
Most votes in Miami County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Valley Township lies in Miami County. Every 2024 race in Miami County is on the county’s page.
Miami 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 Valley Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kansas HouseValley Township is split between 2 districts
- 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 Valley Township compares with the towns next door
Valley Township’s own figures are not in the Census files, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 8 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Stanton Township | $1 | $2,375 |
| Osage Township | estimate | $3,169 |
| Osawatomie | estimate | $2,531 |
| Osawatomie Township | estimate | $2,661 |
| Paola Township | estimate | $2,869 |
| Miami Township | estimate | $2,639 |
| Paola | estimate | $2,839 |
| Middle Creek Township | estimate | $5,216 |
| Valley Township | estimate | $2,777 |
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 Valley Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Valley Township’s government
What is the property tax rate in Valley Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,777 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Valley Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Valley Township yet.
How did Valley Township vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Valley Township alone. Miami County, where 100% of Valley Township lies, voted Trump 68.8%, Harris 29.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Valley Township in the state legislature?
Valley Township is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 12 (Caryn Tyson). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Valley Township’s 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; 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 →