Town Hall · Brodhead

Brodhead, KY town hall & government

Brodhead spent $1.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $891 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brodhead's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$891
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$17,000
$14 per resident
Administration & buildings
$404,00038%
Water & other utilities
$282,00027%
Sewer & trash
$230,00022%
Police
$111,00011%
Roads & transportation
$27,0003%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Income taxes 7%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brodhead

Full-time staff
5
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time1 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

Rockcastle County School District

Brodhead's K–12 school district, shared with Livingston and Mount Vernon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,126
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
2,779
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $13,126 per pupil, $8,042 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 Brodhead pay

Typical tax bill
$740
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.49%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$150,200
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 Brodhead's government

Town hall & decisions in Brodhead →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brodhead

Brodhead is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Harold Rogers. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Brodhead'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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