Chaumiere des Prairies · Photo: Moonstone3 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Keene run?
Who represents Keene, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Keene voted.
What stands out about how Keene is run
Read from the city’s official records.
Jessamine County School District
Keene’s K–12 school district, shared with Nicholasville, Wilmore. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,187 per pupil, $8,066 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.
The typical homeowner pays $683 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.59% 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 Keene’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 Keene’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Keene →
Who’s in charge in Keene
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Keene’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Keene alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Jessamine County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.9%17,854 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat31.1%8,303 votesOthers: 2.0% (528 votes).
Most votes in Jessamine County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Keene lies in Jessamine County. Every 2024 race in Jessamine County is on the county’s page.
Jessamine 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 Keene.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Kentucky HouseKeene 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.
Reach Keene’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Keene’s government
What is the property tax rate in Keene?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $683 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.59% 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 Keene’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Keene yet.
How did Keene vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Keene alone. Jessamine County, where 100% of Keene lies, voted Trump 66.9%, Harris 31.1% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Keene in the state legislature?
Keene is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kentucky Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 22 (Don Douglas). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Keene’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; 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 →