Town Hall · Greentown

Greentown, IN town hall & government

Greentown spent $4.7 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,992 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Greentown's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,992
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$11.1 million
$4,691 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.6 million55%
Interest on debt
$444,0009%
Administration & buildings
$420,0009%
Roads & transportation
$420,0009%
Water & other utilities
$260,0006%
Paid to other governments
$11,000<1%
Other
$584,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 56%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • From the state 11%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Greentown

Full-time staff
6
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Police
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
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

Eastern Howard School Corporation

Greentown's K–12 school district, shared with Jackson, Liberty and Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,675
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,609
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $10,675 per pupil, $5,657 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 Greentown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,123
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$123,400
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 Greentown's government

🏛️ Official websitegreentownindiana.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Greentown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Greentown

Greentown is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Victoria Spartz. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Greentown'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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