Columbus, IN town hall & government
Columbus spent $5.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $107 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Columbus's government.
Where Columbus's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 35%
- Interest, fines & other 17%
- Income taxes 17%
- Fees & charges 14%
- From the state 8%
- Utility sales 4%
- From the federal government 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From other local governments 1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Columbus
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Bartholomew County School Corporation
Columbus's K–12 school district, shared with Clay, Clifty, Columbus, Elizabethtown, German and Harrison. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal
- Local 37%
- State 52%
- Federal 11%
Of the $13,354 per pupil, $7,337 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 Columbus: Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation ($12,847 per pupil).
Which schools Columbus kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Columbus pay
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.
Contact Columbus's government
Who represents Columbus
Columbus is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representatives Jefferson Shreve and Erin Houchin. Mike Braun is governor.
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.