Sherman Tavern · Photo: MandyMarie · CC BY-SA 3.0Dry Ridge spent more per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar cities
Dry Ridge’s city government spent $4.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,143 per resident. Water and other utilities ($657,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Dry Ridge is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,611 per resident in 2022: more than 96% of them
Dry Ridge’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,611 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. Dry Ridge spent more than 96% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($953,000), 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; Dry Ridge itself left out).
About $2,143 per resident a year, or $5.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 55%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 29% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Dry Ridge 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: $1,611 · 2024: $2,143.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,853 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% 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 Dry Ridge’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 Dry Ridge’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dry Ridge →
Who’s in charge in Dry Ridge
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 107 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,138).
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.
Grant County School District
Dry Ridge’s K–12 school district, shared with Crittenden, Corinth, Williamstown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,770 per pupil, $7,171 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.
Dry Ridge’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Dry Ridge alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grant County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.7%9,372 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.0%1,944 votesOthers: 1.3% (153 votes).
Most votes in Grant County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Dry Ridge lies in Grant County. Every 2024 race in Grant County is on the county’s page.
Grant 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 Dry Ridge.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
How Dry Ridge compares with the towns next door
Dry Ridge spent $1,611 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,215. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Williamstown | $1,215 | $1,922 |
| Dry Ridge | $1,611 | $1,853 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Dry Ridge’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Dry Ridge’s government
How much does Dry Ridge spend per resident?
About $2,143 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 $1,611 was more than 96% of 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Dry Ridge?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,853 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% 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 Dry Ridge’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dry Ridge yet.
How did Dry Ridge vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Dry Ridge alone. Grant County, where 100% of Dry Ridge lies, voted Trump 81.7%, Harris 17.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Dry Ridge?
20 full-time and 36 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $104,157 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Dry Ridge in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Matt Nunn) and State House District 61 (Savannah Maddox). 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 →