Town Hall · Edinburgh

Edinburgh, IN town hall & government

Edinburgh spent $341,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $78 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Edinburgh's money goes

Spent
$341,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$78
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$8.5 million
$1,935 per resident
Interest on debt
$341,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Edinburgh collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Edinburgh

Full-time staff
58
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 1 full-time firefighter
Parks & libraries
7 full-time18 part
Water & other utilities
14 full-time1 part
Police
12 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time2 part
Fire
1 full-time1 part
Other
10 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Edinburgh didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Edinburgh Community School Corporation

Edinburgh's K–12 school district, shared with Blue River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,102
Indiana: $13,688
Students
827
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $12,102 per pupil, $7,044 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 Edinburgh: Bartholomew County School Corporation ($13,354 per pupil) · Southwestern Shelby County Consolidated Schools ($12,535 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Edinburgh pay

Typical tax bill
$1,184
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$154,500
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.

Local

Contact Edinburgh's government

🏛️ Official websiteedinburgh.in.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Edinburgh →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Edinburgh

Edinburgh is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Jefferson Shreve. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Edinburgh'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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