Town Hall · Highland Heights

Highland Heights, KY town hall & government

Highland Heights spent $4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $626 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Highland Heights's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$626
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
$1,030 per resident
Police
$1.7 million42%
Administration & buildings
$899,00022%
Roads & transportation
$677,00017%
Sewer & trash
$329,0008%
Interest on debt
$194,0005%
Parks & libraries
$159,0004%
Housing & development
$55,0001%
Other
$19,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 50%
  • Sales taxes 22%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Highland Heights

Full-time staff
16
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Highland Heights didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Campbell County School District

Highland Heights's K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, California, Cold Spring, Crestview, Melbourne and Mentor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,103
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
5,180
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,103 per pupil, $8,031 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 Highland Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$1,688
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$169,700
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 Highland Heights's government

🏛️ Official websitehhky.com ↗
Town hall phone(800) 646-6057

Town hall & decisions in Highland Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Highland Heights

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

All of Highland Heights'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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