Town Hall · Cleveland

Cleveland, IN town hall & government

Cleveland spent $3.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $274 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cleveland's money goes

Spent
$3.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$274
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$3.2 million97%
Administration & buildings
$112,0003%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 56%
  • Property taxes 44%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cleveland

Full-time staff
1
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Elkhart Community Schools

Cleveland's K–12 school district, shared with Osolo, Washington, Bristol, Elkhart and Concord. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,724
Indiana: $13,688
Students
10,932
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,724 per pupil, $8,544 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 Cleveland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,650
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$225,300
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 Cleveland's government

Town hall & decisions in Cleveland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cleveland

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

All of Cleveland'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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