Town Hall · Danville

Danville, KY town hall & government

Danville spent $40 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,314 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Danville's money goes

Spent
$40 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,314
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$107.7 million
$6,222 per resident
Water & other utilities
$13.2 million33%
Parks & libraries
$7.2 million18%
Police
$4.1 million10%
Sewer & trash
$3.6 million9%
Roads & transportation
$3.4 million8%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million7%
Fire
$2.8 million7%
Interest on debt
$781,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$113,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$45,000<1%
Other
$2 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Danville

Full-time staff
172
54 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
38
and 29 full-time firefighters
Police
57 full-time5 part
Fire
30 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time44 part
Water & other utilities
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
18 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Other
14 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Danville Independent School District

Danville's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,755
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
1,808
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,755 per pupil, $9,942 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.

Also serving Danville: Boyle County School District ($12,938 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Danville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,844
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$207,600
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.

Local

Contact Danville's government

🏛️ Official websitedanvilleky.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Danville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Danville

Danville is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative James Comer. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Danville'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.

You’re browsing

Danville

Kentucky · KY
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Danville is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01