Town Hall · Eddyville

Eddyville, KY town hall & government

Eddyville spent $3.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,612 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eddyville's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,612
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$1,214 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million29%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million28%
Administration & buildings
$691,00018%
Police
$363,0009%
Roads & transportation
$322,0008%
Parks & libraries
$176,0004%
Fire
$110,0003%
Interest on debt
$9,000<1%
Other
$8,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 22%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Income taxes 19%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Eddyville

Full-time staff
14
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Police
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Fire
0 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

Lyon County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,103
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
973
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 45%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $13,103 per pupil, $7,296 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 Eddyville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,323
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$188,400
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.

Local

Contact Eddyville's government

Town hall & decisions in Eddyville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eddyville

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

All of Eddyville'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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