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Auburn, IN town hall & government

Auburn spent $63.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,612 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Auburn's money goes

Spent
$63.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,612
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$15.6 million
$1,136 per resident
Water & other utilities
$36.5 million58%
Fire
$3.9 million6%
Sewer & trash
$3.3 million5%
Police
$3.1 million5%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million3%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million2%
Interest on debt
$412,0001%
Roads & transportation
$262,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$121,000<1%
Other
$12.4 million20%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 59%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Auburn

Full-time staff
166
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
28
and 23 full-time firefighters
Water & other utilities
48 full-time
Police
30 full-time1 part
Fire
24 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
22 full-time
Administration & buildings
16 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
18 full-time
Parks & libraries
8 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

DeKalb County Central United School District

Auburn's K–12 school district, shared with Corunna, Fairfield, Grant, Jackson, Richland and Smithfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,447
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,578
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $12,447 per pupil, $6,353 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.

Also serving Auburn: Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools ($12,038 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Auburn pay

Typical tax bill
$1,238
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$190,800
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.

Local

Contact Auburn's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.auburn.in.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Auburn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Auburn

Auburn is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Marlin A. Stutzman. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Auburn'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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