Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Highland Heights run?
Highland Heights’ city government spent $3.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $534 per resident.
What stands out about how Highland Heights is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Campbell County School District
Highland Heights’ K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, California, Cold Spring, Crestview, Melbourne and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,103 per pupil, $8,031 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.
About $534 per resident a year, or $1.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 46%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$584 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Highland Heights’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($584 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 85 Kentucky cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $695, and the middle half spent $519–$1,027. Highland Heights spent less than 65% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($306,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Highland Heights itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 17% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Highland Heights 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: $584 · 2024: $534. Per resident it went from $584 to $534 (down 9%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 7,037 to 6,418.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,688 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.99% 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 Highland Heights’ 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.
Tax bills are one input to Highland Heights’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Highland Heights →
Who’s in charge in Highland Heights
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Highland Heights’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on hhky.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 401 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 (6,418).
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.
Highland Heights’ votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Highland Heights alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Campbell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.9%28,450 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.2%18,952 votesOthers: 1.9% (932 votes).
Most votes in Campbell County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Highland Heights lies in Campbell County. Every 2024 race in Campbell County is on the county’s page.
Campbell 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 Highland Heights.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: hhky.com ↗
- 2Kentucky HouseHighland Heights is split between 2 districts
- 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 Highland Heights compares with the towns next door
Highland Heights spent $584 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $429 to $1,409. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring | $429 | $2,369 |
| Fort Thomas | $742 | $4,313 |
| Wilder | $1,409 | $1,432 |
| Highland Heights | $584 | $1,688 |
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 Highland Heights’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Highland Heights’ government
How much does Highland Heights spend per resident?
About $534 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 $584 was less than 65% of 85 Kentucky cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Highland Heights?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,688 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.99% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.75% across Kentucky. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see hhky.com.
Who runs Highland Heights’ government?
See hhky.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Highland Heights yet.
How did Highland Heights vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Highland Heights alone. Campbell County, where 100% of Highland Heights lies, voted Trump 58.9%, Harris 39.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Highland Heights?
16 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $101,065 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Highland Heights in the state legislature?
Highland Heights is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kentucky Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 24 (Shelley Frommeyer). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Highland Heights’ 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; 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 →