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Edgewood, IN town hall & government

Edgewood spent $2.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,254 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Edgewood's money goes

Spent
$2.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,254
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$393,000
$212 per resident
Sewer & trash
$771,00033%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$475,00020%
Police
$353,00015%
Water & other utilities
$234,00010%
Fire
$113,0005%
Administration & buildings
$91,0004%
Parks & libraries
$86,0004%
Roads & transportation
$79,0003%
Interest on debt
$16,0001%
Other
$101,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 52%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Edgewood

Full-time staff
10
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$53,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Anderson Community School Corporation

Edgewood's K–12 school district, shared with Country Club Heights, Richland, River Forest, Union, Woodlawn Heights and Anderson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,808
Indiana: $13,688
Students
6,038
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$92.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $16,808 per pupil, $9,645 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 Edgewood pay

Typical tax bill
$1,342
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$200,100
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 Edgewood's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofedgewoodin.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Edgewood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edgewood

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

All of Edgewood'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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