Town Hall · Bean Blossom

Bean Blossom, IN town hall & government

Bean Blossom spent $173,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $55 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bean Blossom's money goes

Spent
$173,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$55
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$115,00066%
Parks & libraries
$13,0008%
Paid to other governments
$5,0003%
Other
$40,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 36%
Town workforce

Who works for Bean Blossom

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$31,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation

Bean Blossom's K–12 school district, shared with Ellettsville, Richland and Stinesville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,924
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,735
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$61.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,924 per pupil, $7,062 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 Bean Blossom pay

Typical tax bill
$1,499
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$266,000
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 Bean Blossom's government

Town hall & decisions in Bean Blossom →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bean Blossom

Bean Blossom is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Bean Blossom'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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