Photo: Palbert01 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Zurich run?
Zurich’s city government spent $29,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $309 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Zurich didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Zurich is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Palco Unified School District 269
Zurich’s K–12 school district, shared with Damar, Palco, Township 8, Township 9, Township 7 and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $23,424 per pupil, $13,082 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.
About $309 per resident a year, or $0.85 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 14%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Zurich collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Zurich didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Zurich yet
Every year of Zurich’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $900 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.73% 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 Zurich’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 Zurich’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Zurich →
Who’s in charge in Zurich
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Zurich’s votes are counted by county
Kansas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Zurich alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rooks County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.0%2,153 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.8%349 votesOthers: 1.3% (32 votes).
Most votes in Rooks County: Donald J Trump
Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
100% of Zurich lies in Rooks County. Every 2024 race in Rooks County is on the county’s page.
Rooks 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 Zurich.
- 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 Zurich’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Zurich’s government
How much does Zurich spend per resident?
About $309 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Zurich didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $32,000.
What is the property tax rate in Zurich?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $900 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.73% 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 Zurich’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Zurich yet.
How did Zurich vote in 2024?
Kansas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Zurich alone. Rooks County, where 100% of Zurich lies, voted Trump 85.0%, Harris 13.8% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Zurich in the state legislature?
State Senate District 36 (Elaine Bowers) and State House District 110 (Ken Rahjes). The House district also covers 81 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Zurich’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 (for Zurich, 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 →