Grand Rivers, KY town hall & government
Grand Rivers spent $3.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $10,473 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Grand Rivers's government.
Where Grand Rivers's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 30%
- Utility sales 29%
- Sales taxes 13%
- Property taxes 12%
- Income taxes 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 4%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From the state 3%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Grand Rivers
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Livingston County School District
Grand Rivers's K–12 school district, shared with Carrsville, Salem and Smithland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal
- Local 42%
- State 42%
- Federal 16%
Of the $15,316 per pupil, $7,722 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.
Which schools Grand Rivers kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Grand Rivers pay
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.
Contact Grand Rivers's government
Who represents Grand Rivers
Grand Rivers is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative James Comer. Andy Beshear is governor.
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.