Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0Sandy Hook spent more per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar cities
Sandy Hook’s city government spent $600,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,005 per resident.
What stands out about how Sandy Hook is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,005 per resident in 2022: more than 88% of them
Sandy Hook’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,005 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. Sandy Hook spent more than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($367,000), 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; Sandy Hook itself left out).
About $1,005 per resident a year, or $2.75 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 61%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No trend yet
Sandy Hook reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Sandy Hook
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 299 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 2022 finance file (597).
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.
Elliott County School District
Sandy Hook’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,689 per pupil, $8,746 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.
Sandy Hook’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sandy Hook alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Elliott County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.2%2,335 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.3%532 votesOthers: 1.5% (44 votes).
Most votes in Elliott County: Donald J Trump
Kentucky: Trump 64.5%, Harris 33.9%
100% of Sandy Hook lies in Elliott County. Every 2024 race in Elliott County is on the county’s page.
Elliott 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 Sandy Hook.
- 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.
Reach Sandy Hook’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Sandy Hook’s government
How much does Sandy Hook spend per resident?
About $1,005 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,005 was more than 88% of 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Sandy Hook’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sandy Hook yet.
How did Sandy Hook vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Sandy Hook alone. Elliott County, where 100% of Sandy Hook lies, voted Trump 80.2%, Harris 18.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Sandy Hook?
2 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,141 (about $109,692 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Sandy Hook in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Phillip Wheeler) and State House District 99 (Richard White). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sandy Hook’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 →