Town Hall · Cayuga

Cayuga, IN town hall & government

Cayuga spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,250 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cayuga's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,250
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$2,436 per resident
Administration & buildings
$387,00033%
Sewer & trash
$312,00026%
Water & other utilities
$251,00021%
Interest on debt
$70,0006%
Fire
$57,0005%
Parks & libraries
$41,0003%
Roads & transportation
$18,0002%
Housing & development
$14,0001%
Other
$36,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 46%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cayuga

Full-time staff
5
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time12 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Vermillion Community School Corporation

Cayuga's K–12 school district, shared with Eugene, Highland, Newport, Perrysville and Vermillion. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,586
Indiana: $13,688
Students
662
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,586 per pupil, $7,566 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 Cayuga pay

Typical tax bill
$635
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$79,800
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 Cayuga's government

Town hall & decisions in Cayuga →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cayuga

Cayuga is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Mark B. Messmer. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Cayuga'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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