Town Hall · Greenup

Greenup, KY town hall & government

Greenup spent $4.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $4,261 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Greenup's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$4,261
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$2,214 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.2 million68%
Sewer & trash
$521,00011%
Police
$354,0008%
Administration & buildings
$352,0008%
Fire
$270,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 74%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Income taxes 6%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Greenup

Full-time staff
16
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
and 1 full-time firefighter
Water & other utilities
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Police
4 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 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

Greenup County School District

Greenup's K–12 school district, shared with South Shore and Wurtland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,309
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
2,537
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $14,309 per pupil, $7,493 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 Greenup pay

Typical tax bill
$1,323
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$143,000
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 Greenup's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Greenup

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

All of Greenup'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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