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Avilla, IN town hall & government

Avilla spent $5.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,391 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Avilla's money goes

Spent
$5.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,391
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$4 million
$1,610 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.2 million55%
Roads & transportation
$935,00016%
Police
$692,00012%
Sewer & trash
$265,0004%
Administration & buildings
$229,0004%
Interest on debt
$159,0003%
Fire
$116,0002%
Parks & libraries
$59,0001%
Other
$230,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 51%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Avilla

Full-time staff
18
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Police
5 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Avilla didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

East Noble School Corporation

Avilla's K–12 school district, shared with Allen, Kendallville, Rome City, Swan, Wayne and Orange. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,911
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,373
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,911 per pupil, $7,514 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 Avilla pay

Typical tax bill
$1,315
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$210,200
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 Avilla's government

Town hall & decisions in Avilla →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Avilla

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

All of Avilla'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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