Town Hall · Fremont

Fremont, IN town hall & government

Fremont spent $3.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,566 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fremont's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,566
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
$1,783 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million31%
Sewer & trash
$900,00026%
Water & other utilities
$521,00015%
Fire
$493,00014%
Interest on debt
$240,0007%
Paid to other governments
$62,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$28,0001%
Parks & libraries
$21,0001%
Roads & transportation
$9,000<1%
Housing & development
$3,000<1%
Police
$3,000<1%
Other
$116,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 50%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fremont

Full-time staff
17
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
and 3 full-time firefighters
Police
3 full-time4 part
Fire
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Fremont Community Schools

Fremont's K–12 school district, shared with Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Fremont and Jamestown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,252
Indiana: $13,688
Students
982
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,252 per pupil, $10,091 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 Fremont pay

Typical tax bill
$859
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.57%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$151,500
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Fremont's government

🏛️ Official websitetownoffremont.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fremont →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fremont

Fremont is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Marlin A. Stutzman. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Fremont'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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