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Arcadia, IN town hall & government

Arcadia spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,164 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Arcadia's government.

Town budget

Where Arcadia's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,164
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$1,002 per resident
Administration & buildings
$670,00035%
Sewer & trash
$447,00023%
Roads & transportation
$351,00018%
Water & other utilities
$207,00011%
Interest on debt
$61,0003%
Other
$183,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 42%
  • Utility sales 26%
  • From the state 16%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Arcadia

Full-time staff
9
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$49,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Police
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Arcadia didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hamilton Heights School Corporation

Arcadia's K–12 school district, shared with Atlanta, Cicero, Jackson and White River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,154
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,336
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 41%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $11,154 per pupil, $5,981 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Arcadia pay

Typical tax bill
$1,276
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$182,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Arcadia's government

🏛️ Official websitearcadiaindiana.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Arcadia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arcadia

Arcadia is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Arcadia's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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