Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Bedford run?
Bedford’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bedford didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bedford is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Trimble County School District
Bedford’s K–12 school district, shared with Milton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,162 per pupil, $6,421 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.
No comparison or trend for Bedford yet
Every year of Bedford’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $513 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.54% 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 Bedford’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 Bedford’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bedford →
Who’s in charge in Bedford
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bedford’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on bestplaces.net/city/kentucky/bedford ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 139 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (555).
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.
Bedford’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bedford alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Trimble County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.3%3,283 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%923 votesOthers: 1.0% (43 votes).
Most votes in Trimble County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Bedford lies in Trimble County. Every 2024 race in Trimble County is on the county’s page.
Trimble 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 Bedford.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bestplaces.net/city/kentucky/bedford ↗
- 2Kentucky HouseState representatives
- 3Kentucky SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kentucky
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bedford’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bedford’s government
How much does Bedford spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Bedford didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $21,000.
What is the property tax rate in Bedford?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $513 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.54% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bestplaces.net/city/kentucky/bedford.
Who runs Bedford’s government?
See bestplaces.net/city/kentucky/bedford for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bedford yet.
How did Bedford vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Bedford alone. Trimble County, where 100% of Bedford lies, voted Trump 77.3%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bedford?
4 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $18,300 (about $219,600 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bedford in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Lindsey Tichenor) and State House District 47 (Felicia Rabourn). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bedford’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Bedford, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →