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Burnside, KY town hall & government

Burnside spent $3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $4,319 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Burnside's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$4,319
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
$5,939 per resident
Administration & buildings
$690,00023%
Water & other utilities
$629,00021%
Police
$399,00013%
Sewer & trash
$367,00012%
Fire
$132,0004%
Roads & transportation
$85,0003%
Interest on debt
$77,0003%
Parks & libraries
$27,0001%
Other
$630,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Sales taxes 26%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Burnside

Full-time staff
15
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$22,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 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

Pulaski County School District

Burnside's K–12 school district, shared with Ferguson, Eubank and Somerset. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,883
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
7,840
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$94.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 23%

Of the $12,883 per pupil, $8,210 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 Burnside pay

Typical tax bill
$1,101
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$167,300
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 Burnside's government

Town hall & decisions in Burnside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Burnside

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

All of Burnside'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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