South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory · Photo: E.R. Pearson · Public domainAuburn spent more per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities
Auburn’s city government spent $2.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,337 per resident. Water and other utilities ($364,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Auburn is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$877 per resident in 2022: more than 80% of them
Auburn’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($877 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $419, and the middle half spent $226–$717. Auburn spent more than 80% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($406,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Auburn itself left out).
About $1,337 per resident a year, or $3.66 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 37%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 76% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Auburn reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $877 · 2024: $1,337. Per resident it went from $877 to $1,337 (up 52%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,404 to 1,616.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $894 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.73% of the home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Auburn’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.
Tax bills are one input to Auburn’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Auburn →
Who’s in charge in Auburn
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 162 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,616).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Logan County School District
Auburn’s K–12 school district, shared with Adairville, Lewisburg, Russellville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,486 per pupil, $7,218 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.
Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Auburn’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Auburn alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.9%9,620 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.9%2,734 votesOthers: 1.3% (157 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Auburn lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Auburn.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kentucky HouseState representatives
- 3Kentucky SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Auburn’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Auburn’s government
How much does Auburn spend per resident?
About $1,337 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $877 was more than 80% of 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Auburn?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $894 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.73% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Auburn’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Auburn yet.
How did Auburn vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Auburn alone. Logan County, where 100% of Auburn lies, voted Trump 76.9%, Harris 21.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Auburn?
10 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $38,144 (about $457,728 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Auburn in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Mike Wilson) and State House District 16 (Jason Petrie). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →