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Geneva, IN town hall & government

Geneva spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,037 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Geneva's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,037
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$485,000
$356 per resident
Administration & buildings
$588,00042%
Sewer & trash
$322,00023%
Water & other utilities
$186,00013%
Roads & transportation
$180,00013%
Police
$21,0001%
Interest on debt
$19,0001%
Fire
$3,000<1%
Housing & development
$2,000<1%
Other
$91,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • From the state 18%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Geneva

Full-time staff
9
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 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

South Adams Schools

Geneva's K–12 school district, shared with Berne, Hartford, Jefferson, Wabash and Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,108
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,308
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $14,108 per pupil, $8,302 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 Geneva pay

Typical tax bill
$1,054
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$127,300
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 Geneva's government

Town hall & decisions in Geneva →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Geneva

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

All of Geneva'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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