Town Hall · Radcliff

Radcliff, KY town hall & government

Radcliff spent $14.7 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $640 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Radcliff's money goes

Spent
$14.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$640
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$410,000
$18 per resident
Police
$5.7 million39%
Fire
$2.5 million17%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million12%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million8%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million8%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million7%
Housing & development
$483,0003%
Paid to other governments
$334,0002%
Other
$475,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Income taxes 28%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Radcliff

Full-time staff
123
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
40
and 26 full-time firefighters
Police
44 full-time
Fire
29 full-time
Administration & buildings
17 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Parks & libraries
10 full-time1 part
Other
8 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hardin County School District

Radcliff's K–12 school district, shared with Sonora, Vine Grove, West Point, Elizabethtown and Upton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,057
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
14,714
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$132.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $13,057 per pupil, $7,026 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 Radcliff pay

Typical tax bill
$1,236
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$169,600
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 Radcliff's government

🏛️ Official websiteradcliff.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Radcliff →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Radcliff

Radcliff is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Brett Guthrie. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Radcliff'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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