Town Hall · Bourbon

Bourbon, IN town hall & government

Bourbon spent $162,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $53 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bourbon's money goes

Spent
$162,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$53
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$105,00065%
Paid to other governments
$7,0004%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$49,00030%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 76%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • From the state 7%
  • Fees & charges 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Bourbon

Full-time staff
1
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Triton School Corporation

Bourbon's K–12 school district, shared with Bourbon, Etna Green, Etna and Tippecanoe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,105
Indiana: $13,688
Students
954
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,105 per pupil, $6,538 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 Bourbon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,320
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$174,000
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 Bourbon's government

🏛️ Official websitebourbon-in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bourbon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bourbon

Bourbon is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Bourbon'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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