Town Hall · Boone

Boone, IN town hall & government

Boone spent $239,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $39 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Boone's money goes

Spent
$239,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$39
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$94,00039%
Paid to other governments
$13,0005%
Other
$132,00055%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 85%
  • From the state 11%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Boone

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Boone Township Metropolitan School District

Boone's K–12 school district, shared with Hebron. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,182
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,035
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13 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 $13,182 per pupil, $6,871 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 Boone pay

Typical tax bill
$1,825
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$230,500
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 Boone's government

Town hall & decisions in Boone →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Boone

Boone is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Frank J. Mrvan. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Boone'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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