Town Hall · Middletown

Middletown, KY town hall & government

Middletown spent $3.9 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $500 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middletown's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$500
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million40%
Police
$1.4 million36%
Sewer & trash
$483,00012%
Roads & transportation
$390,00010%
Parks & libraries
$71,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 42%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Middletown

Full-time staff
27
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
18 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Other
2 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

Jefferson County School District

Middletown's K–12 school district, shared with Audubon Park, Bancroft, Barbourmeade, Beechwood Village, Bellemeade and Bellewood. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,739
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
94,793
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$427.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $18,739 per pupil, $9,906 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 Middletown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,715
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$336,000
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.

Local

Contact Middletown's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmiddletownky.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Middletown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middletown

Middletown is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representatives Morgan McGarvey and Brett Guthrie. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Middletown'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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