Town Hall · Fillmore

Fillmore, IN town hall & government

Fillmore spent $571,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,075 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fillmore's money goes

Spent
$571,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,075
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$809,000
$1,524 per resident
Sewer & trash
$168,00029%
Water & other utilities
$98,00017%
Administration & buildings
$66,00012%
Roads & transportation
$66,00012%
Interest on debt
$37,0006%
Police
$11,0002%
Other
$125,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 45%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • From the state 19%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fillmore

Full-time staff
3
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time6 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 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

South Putnam Community Schools

Fillmore's K–12 school district, shared with Jefferson, Marion, Warren and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,858
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,105
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $12,858 per pupil, $6,944 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 Fillmore pay

Typical tax bill
$500
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$110,000
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 Fillmore's government

🏛️ Official websitefillmoreindiana.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fillmore →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fillmore

Fillmore is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Fillmore'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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