Town Hall · Monticello

Monticello, KY town hall & government

Monticello spent $8.5 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,470 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monticello's money goes

Spent
$8.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,470
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$29.9 million
$5,194 per resident
Water & other utilities
$5 million59%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million17%
Police
$594,0007%
Administration & buildings
$435,0005%
Fire
$312,0004%
Roads & transportation
$292,0003%
Paid to other governments
$190,0002%
Interest on debt
$137,0002%
Parks & libraries
$124,0001%
Other
$6,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 54%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Income taxes 3%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Monticello

Full-time staff
26
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
15 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Fire
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wayne County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,948
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
3,120
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 16%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $12,948 per pupil, $6,833 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 Monticello pay

Typical tax bill
$735
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$132,400
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 Monticello's government

🏛️ Official websitemonticelloky.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monticello →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monticello

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

All of Monticello'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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