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Warsaw, KY town hall & government

Warsaw spent $2.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,505 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Warsaw's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,505
typical Kentucky cities: $1,340
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$1,358 per resident
Water & other utilities
$971,00038%
Roads & transportation
$557,00022%
Police
$430,00017%
Administration & buildings
$271,00011%
Sewer & trash
$184,0007%
Parks & libraries
$62,0002%
Fire
$29,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$16,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 9%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Warsaw

Full-time staff
31
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
11 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
13 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

Gallatin County School District

Warsaw's K–12 school district, shared with Glencoe and Sparta. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,866
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
1,482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $12,866 per pupil, $6,853 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 Warsaw pay

Typical tax bill
$1,466
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$185,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Warsaw's government

Town hall & decisions in Warsaw →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warsaw

Warsaw is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Thomas Massie. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Warsaw'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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