Photo: Lane Pearman · CC BY 2.0Woodbine spent less per resident in 2022 than 86% of similar cities
Woodbine’s city government spent $25,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $153 per resident. Water and other utilities ($13,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Woodbine is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$153 per resident in 2022: less than 86% of them
Woodbine’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($153 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. Woodbine spent less than 86% 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; Woodbine itself left out).
About $153 per resident a year, or $0.42 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 36%.
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No trend yet
Woodbine reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,500 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.67% 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 Woodbine’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 Woodbine’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Woodbine →
Who’s in charge in Woodbine
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rural Vista Unified School District 481
Woodbine’s K–12 school district, shared with Hope, Latimer, Township 5, White City, Highland Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,319 per pupil, $8,835 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.
Woodbine’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Woodbine 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 Woodbine lies in Dickinson 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 Woodbine.
- 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.
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Questions about Woodbine’s government
How much does Woodbine spend per resident?
About $153 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 $153 was less than 86% of 252 Kansas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Woodbine?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,500 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.67% 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 Woodbine’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Woodbine yet.
How did Woodbine vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Woodbine alone. Dickinson County, where 100% of Woodbine lies, voted Trump 76.7%, Harris 21.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Woodbine?
0 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $2,880 (about $34,560 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Woodbine 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.
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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 →