Town Hall · Hyden

Hyden, KY town hall & government

Hyden spent $733,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,269 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hyden's money goes

Spent
$733,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,269
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$433,000
$1,341 per resident
Sewer & trash
$499,00068%
Administration & buildings
$223,00030%
Interest on debt
$11,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 60%
  • From the state 18%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hyden

Full-time staff
5
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Police
1 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

Leslie County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,182
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
1,649
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $14,182 per pupil, $7,884 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 Hyden pay

Typical tax bill
$839
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$109,200
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 Hyden's government

Town hall & decisions in Hyden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hyden

Hyden is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Harold Rogers. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Hyden'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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