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How River Bluff is run

River Bluff spent $125,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $283 per resident.

City budget
$125,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$283
Below typical Kentucky cities ($1,340)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Typical tax bill
$3,826
a year · KY $1,544

What stands out about how River Bluff 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 $283 per resident a year, or $0.78 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 18% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 55%Property taxes 45%
The school district

Oldham County School District

River Bluff’s K–12 school district, shared with Crestwood, Goshen, La Grange, Orchard Grass Hills, Pewee Valley. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in River Bluff →
$12,641
per pupil · KY $14,752
12,135
students
$111.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,641 per pupil, $7,577 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 51%State 44%Federal 5%

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 River Bluff

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

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,826 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.89% of the home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

River Bluff$3,826
Kentucky$1,544
$3,826
typical bill a year
0.89%
effective rate
$429,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at River Bluff’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 River Bluff

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for River Bluff.

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 River Bluff’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 →

Questions about how River Bluff is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does River Bluff 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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