Photo: Bedford · Public domainGreensburg spent more per resident in 2022 than 73% of similar cities
Greensburg’s city government spent $2.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,008 per resident. Water and other utilities ($988,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Greensburg is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$701 per resident in 2022: more than 73% of them
Greensburg’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($701 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–$721. Greensburg spent more than 73% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($212,000), 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; Greensburg itself left out).
About $1,008 per resident a year, or $2.76 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 29%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 53% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Greensburg 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: $701 · 2023: $1,008. Per resident it went from $701 to $1,008 (up 44%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 2,057 to 2,195.
full-time in March 2025, up from 27 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $968 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% 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 Greensburg’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 Greensburg’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Greensburg →
Who’s in charge in Greensburg
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Greensburg’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on greensburgonline.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 69 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,195).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Green County School District
Greensburg’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,836 per pupil, $8,607 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.
Greensburg’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Greensburg alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Green County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.9%5,033 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat13.4%782 votesOthers: 0.7% (42 votes).
Most votes in Green County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Greensburg lies in Green County. Every 2024 race in Green County is on the county’s page.
Green 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 Greensburg.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: greensburgonline.com ↗
- 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 Greensburg’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Greensburg’s government
How much does Greensburg spend per resident?
About $1,008 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $701 was more than 73% of 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Greensburg?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $968 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see greensburgonline.com.
Who runs Greensburg’s government?
See greensburgonline.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Greensburg yet.
How did Greensburg vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Greensburg alone. Green County, where 100% of Greensburg lies, voted Trump 85.9%, Harris 13.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Greensburg?
32 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $103,202 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Greensburg in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (David Givens) and State House District 24 (Ryan Bivens). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Greensburg’s government
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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 →