Argos, IN town hall & government
Argos spent $9.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $5,425 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Argos's government.
Where Argos's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 63%
- Property taxes 12%
- From the state 12%
- Fees & charges 10%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- From other local governments 1%
- From the federal government <1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Argos
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Argos didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Argos Community Schools
Argos's K–12 school district, shared with Green and Walnut. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal
- Local 29%
- State 67%
- Federal 3%
Of the $13,825 per pupil, $9,018 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.
Which schools Argos kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Argos pay
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.
Contact Argos's government
Who represents Argos
Argos is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.
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.