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How Corydon is run

Corydon spent $589,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $860 per resident.

Photo: Brian Stansberry
City budget
$589,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$860
Below typical Kentucky cities ($1,340)
Long-term debt
$446,000
$651 per resident
City staff
3
full-time · 9 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,135
a year · KY $1,544

What stands out about how Corydon is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $860 per resident a year, or $2.36 a day

The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 55% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 33%From the state 32%Utility sales 25%Property taxes 8%Fees & charges 1%Interest, fines & other 1%Income taxes <1%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,135 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.86% of the home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Kentucky$1,544
Corydon$1,135
$1,135
typical bill a year
0.86%
effective rate
$131,700
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Corydon’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Henderson County School District

Corydon’s K–12 school district, shared with Henderson, Robards. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Corydon →
$13,229
per pupil · KY $14,752
6,833
students
$39 million
long-term debt

Of the $13,229 per pupil, $8,084 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 34%State 51%Federal 16%

Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Corydon

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Corydon yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Corydon

One full-time town employee for every 228 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings2 + 8 pt
Roads & transportation1 + 1 pt
3
full-time
9
part-time
$27,900
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Corydon

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Corydon.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kentucky HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Kentucky SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Corydon’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Corydon is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Corydon get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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