Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0How is Silver Grove run?
Silver Grove’s city government spent $629,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $525 per resident.
What stands out about how Silver Grove is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Campbell County School District
Silver Grove’s 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 $525 per resident a year, or $1.44 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$525 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Silver Grove’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($525 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. Silver Grove spent more than 59% of 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; Silver Grove itself left out).
No trend yet
Silver Grove reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,711 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.59% 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 Silver Grove’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 Silver Grove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Silver Grove →
Who’s in charge in Silver Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 599 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,198).
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.
Silver Grove’s votes are counted by county
Kentucky reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Silver Grove 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 Silver Grove 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 Silver Grove.
- 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 Silver Grove compares with the towns next door
Silver Grove spent $525 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $322 to $429. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | $322 | $1,926 |
| Cold Spring | $429 | $2,369 |
| Silver Grove | $525 | $1,711 |
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 Silver Grove’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Silver Grove’s government
How much does Silver Grove spend per resident?
About $525 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 $525 was more than 59% of 221 Kentucky cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Silver Grove?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,711 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.59% 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 Silver Grove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Silver Grove yet.
How did Silver Grove vote in 2024?
Kentucky counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Silver Grove alone. Campbell County, where 100% of Silver Grove lies, voted Trump 58.9%, Harris 39.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Silver Grove?
2 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,589 (about $79,068 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Silver Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Shelley Frommeyer) and State House District 68 (Mike Clines). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Silver Grove’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 →