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How Concord is run

Meetings, who’s in charge, property taxes and who represents Concord.

Typical tax bill
$1,060
a year · IN $1,614

What stands out about how Concord is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,060 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Jackson$1,677
Indiana$1,614
Concord$1,060
Newville$974
Wilmington$846
Spencer$700
St. Joe$521
$1,060
typical bill a year
0.85%
effective rate
$124,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Concord’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

DeKalb County Eastern Community School District

Concord’s K–12 school district, shared with Butler, Newville, Spencer, St. Joe, Stafford and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Concord →
$28,423
per pupil · IN $13,688
1,241
students
$11 million
long-term debt

Of the $28,423 per pupil, $14,984 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 46%State 32%Federal 21%

Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Concord

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Concord yet. Neighbors can add them.

Next door

How Concord’s budget compares

Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Jackson$12—$1,677
Wilmington$14—$846
Spencer$45—$700
St. Joe$667—$521
Concord——$1,060
Newville——$974

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Concord

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Concord.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Indiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Indiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Concord’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Concord is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Concord get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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