Town Hall · Cromwell

Cromwell, IN town hall & government

Cromwell spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,541 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cromwell's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,541
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$2,851 per resident
Sewer & trash
$409,00032%
Water & other utilities
$211,00016%
Interest on debt
$61,0005%
Roads & transportation
$35,0003%
Parks & libraries
$20,0002%
Other
$560,00043%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 54%
  • Utility sales 35%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cromwell

Full-time staff
2
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Police
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 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

West Noble School Corporation

Cromwell's K–12 school district, shared with Elkhart, Ligonier, Perry, Sparta and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,135
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,184
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,135 per pupil, $6,683 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 Cromwell pay

Typical tax bill
$900
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$123,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Cromwell's government

Town hall & decisions in Cromwell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cromwell

Cromwell is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Marlin A. Stutzman. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Cromwell'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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