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Cicero, IN town hall & government

Cicero spent $7.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,412 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cicero's money goes

Spent
$7.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,412
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$3.8 million
$769 per resident
Fire
$1.4 million20%
Police
$1.1 million15%
Sewer & trash
$971,00014%
Water & other utilities
$676,00010%
Parks & libraries
$552,0008%
Administration & buildings
$534,0008%
Interest on debt
$119,0002%
Roads & transportation
$97,0001%
Other
$1.6 million23%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • From the state 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cicero

Full-time staff
42
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
and 9 full-time firefighters
Fire
10 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time1 part
Police
9 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
4 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

Hamilton Heights School Corporation

Cicero's K–12 school district, shared with Arcadia, Atlanta, Jackson and White River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,154
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,336
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $11,154 per pupil, $5,981 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 Cicero pay

Typical tax bill
$1,991
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$282,100
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.

Local

Contact Cicero's government

🏛️ Official websiteciceroin.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cicero →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cicero

Cicero is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Cicero'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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