Town Hall · Blue River

Blue River, IN town hall & government

Blue River spent $87,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $57 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blue River's money goes

Spent
$87,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$57
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$71,00082%
Paid to other governments
$1,0001%
Other
$15,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the state 42%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Blue River collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Blue River

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation

Blue River's K–12 school district, shared with Brown, Jackson, Wilkinson and Shirley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,329
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,212
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,329 per pupil, $6,820 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 Blue River pay

Typical tax bill
$1,441
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$333,100
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 Blue River's government

Town hall & decisions in Blue River →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blue River

Blue River is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Jefferson Shreve. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Blue River'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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