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Auburn, KY town hall & government

Auburn spent $4.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,644 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Auburn's government.

Town budget

Where Auburn's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,644
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million38%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million26%
Administration & buildings
$583,00014%
Roads & transportation
$426,00010%
Parks & libraries
$216,0005%
Interest on debt
$120,0003%
Police
$103,0002%
Fire
$79,0002%
Other
$18,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • From the federal government 19%
  • Income taxes 17%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Auburn

Full-time staff
10
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Logan County School District

Auburn's K–12 school district, shared with Adairville, Lewisburg and Russellville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,486
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
3,461
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal

  • Local 26%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $12,486 per pupil, $7,218 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Auburn pay

Typical tax bill
$894
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$122,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Auburn's government

Town hall & decisions in Auburn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Auburn

Auburn is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representatives Brett Guthrie and James Comer. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Auburn's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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