By Ned Seaton
Manhattan ranks seventh-highest among the state’s largest cities in the amount of debt carried by the city government, according to a Manhattan Mercury analysis.
The city government had $323 million in all forms of debt, according to the most recent comparative data compiled by the Kansas League of Municipalities, covering 2025. That ranked Manhattan a notch lower than Lawrence and one higher than Overland Park. The other cities with more debt than Manhattan were Wichita, KCK, Lenexa, Topeka and Olathe.
Salina and Junction City ranked 10th and 11th.
