Town Hall · Goshen

Goshen, IN town hall & government

Goshen spent $69.9 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,011 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Goshen's money goes

Spent
$69.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,011
typical Indiana cities: $2,068
Long-term debt
$80.5 million
$2,317 per resident
Police
$10 million14%
Fire
$7.7 million11%
Health & welfare
$6.4 million9%
Roads & transportation
$5.9 million8%
Sewer & trash
$5.6 million8%
Administration & buildings
$4.1 million6%
Interest on debt
$3.2 million5%
Water & other utilities
$3.1 million4%
Parks & libraries
$2.5 million4%
Housing & development
$1.3 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.2 million2%
Other
$18.7 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • From the state 28%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Income taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Goshen

Full-time staff
287
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
70
and 64 full-time firefighters
Police
77 full-time
Fire
66 full-time
Administration & buildings
17 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
22 full-time
Water & other utilities
22 full-time
Parks & libraries
13 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
11 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Other
45 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Goshen Community Schools

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

Spending per pupil
$12,564
Indiana: $13,688
Students
6,221
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$81.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $12,564 per pupil, $6,892 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 Goshen: Concord Community Schools ($11,484 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Goshen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,782
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$184,900
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 Goshen's government

🏛️ Official websitegoshenindiana.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Goshen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Goshen

Goshen is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Goshen'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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