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Eaton, IN town hall & government

Eaton spent $2.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,364 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eaton's money goes

Spent
$2.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,364
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$12.8 million
$7,416 per resident
Sewer & trash
$536,00023%
Interest on debt
$453,00019%
Police
$371,00016%
Water & other utilities
$332,00014%
Roads & transportation
$225,00010%
Fire
$200,0008%
Administration & buildings
$163,0007%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%
Other
$70,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 33%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • From the state 8%
  • Income taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Eaton

Full-time staff
14
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Delaware Community School Corporation

Eaton's K–12 school district, shared with Delaware, Hamilton, Niles, Union and Albany. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,377
Indiana: $13,688
Students
2,555
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,377 per pupil, $6,842 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 Eaton pay

Typical tax bill
$644
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$89,800
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 Eaton's government

Town hall & decisions in Eaton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eaton

Eaton is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Eaton'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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