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Flora, IN town hall & government

Flora spent $4.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,462 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Flora's money goes

Spent
$4.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,462
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$1 million21%
Police
$445,0009%
Fire
$84,0002%
Parks & libraries
$63,0001%
Administration & buildings
$52,0001%
Interest on debt
$44,0001%
Other
$3.2 million65%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • From the state 26%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Flora

Full-time staff
21
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
7 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Police
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 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

Carroll Consolidated School Corporation

Flora's K–12 school district, shared with Burlington, Burlington, Carrollton, Democrat, Monroe and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,560
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,039
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $12,560 per pupil, $6,486 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 Flora pay

Typical tax bill
$1,075
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.68%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$158,200
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 Flora's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofflora.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Flora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Flora

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

All of Flora'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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