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Falmouth, KY town hall & government

Falmouth spent $5.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,440 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Falmouth's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,440
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$3 million
$1,369 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.9 million54%
Sewer & trash
$1 million19%
Police
$648,00012%
Fire
$483,0009%
Administration & buildings
$278,0005%
Interest on debt
$51,0001%
Roads & transportation
$9,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 52%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Falmouth

Full-time staff
23
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$38,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Police
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
6 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
6 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

Pendleton County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,696
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
2,201
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $12,696 per pupil, $7,393 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 Falmouth pay

Typical tax bill
$964
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$100,800
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 Falmouth's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoffalmouth.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Falmouth →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Falmouth

Falmouth is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Thomas Massie. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Falmouth'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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