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Cloverdale, IN town hall & government

Cloverdale spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,207 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cloverdale's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,207
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$1,089 per resident
Sewer & trash
$888,00035%
Water & other utilities
$651,00025%
Police
$428,00017%
Administration & buildings
$207,0008%
Roads & transportation
$192,0007%
Interest on debt
$72,0003%
Fire
$35,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$93,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Income taxes 14%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cloverdale

Full-time staff
14
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time1 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

Cloverdale Community Schools

Cloverdale's K–12 school district, shared with Cloverdale, Jackson, Jennings and Taylor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$8,573
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,503
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $8,573 per pupil, $5,895 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.

Also serving Cloverdale: South Putnam Community Schools ($12,858 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Cloverdale pay

Typical tax bill
$748
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$136,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cloverdale's government

🏛️ Official websitecloverdale.in.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cloverdale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cloverdale

Cloverdale is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Cloverdale'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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