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How Midway is run

Midway spent $3.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,606 per resident.

Town website
Photo: Seicer at English Wikipedia
City budget
$3.1 million
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,606
Above typical Kentucky cities ($1,340)
Long-term debt
$71,000
$37 per resident
City staff
6
full-time · 24 part-time
Typical tax bill
$2,101
a year · KY $1,544

What stands out about how Midway is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,606 per resident a year, or $4.40 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 21% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Income taxes 29%Fees & charges 17%From the federal government 14%From the state 13%Utility sales 13%Sales taxes 9%Property taxes 3%Interest, fines & other 1%From other local governments 1%Other taxes & licenses 1%
The school district

Woodford County School District

Midway’s K–12 school district, shared with Versailles. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Midway →
$14,726
per pupil · KY $14,752
4,018
students
$81.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,726 per pupil, $7,227 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 52%State 38%Federal 10%

Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Midway

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Midway yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Midway

One full-time town employee for every 319 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Fire0 + 16 pt
Administration & buildings1 + 8 pt
Roads & transportation4
Sewer & trash1
6
full-time
24
part-time
$48,800
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,101 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.86% of the home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Midway$2,101
Kentucky$1,544
$2,101
typical bill a year
0.86%
effective rate
$243,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Midway’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Who represents Midway

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Midway.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Kentucky HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Kentucky SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Midway’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →
Official websitemeetmeinmidway.com ↗

Questions about how Midway is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Does Midway get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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