Town Hall · Caneyville

Caneyville, KY town hall & government

Caneyville spent $668,000 in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,270 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Caneyville's money goes

Spent
$668,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,270
typical Kentucky cities: $1,581
Long-term debt
$1 million
$1,930 per resident
Water & other utilities
$175,00026%
Sewer & trash
$166,00025%
Administration & buildings
$126,00019%
Fire
$79,00012%
Police
$47,0007%
Parks & libraries
$26,0004%
Roads & transportation
$22,0003%
Other
$27,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 56%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 7%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Income taxes 4%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Caneyville

Full-time staff
3
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grayson County School District

Caneyville's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkson and Leitchfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,927
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
4,034
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $11,927 per pupil, $7,342 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 Caneyville pay

Typical tax bill
$874
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$116,400
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 Caneyville's government

Town hall & decisions in Caneyville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Caneyville

Caneyville is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Brett Guthrie. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Caneyville'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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