Town Hall · Hagerstown

Hagerstown, IN town hall & government

Hagerstown spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,562 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hagerstown's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,562
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$350,00013%
Housing & development
$270,00010%
Water & other utilities
$266,00010%
Roads & transportation
$199,0008%
Parks & libraries
$131,0005%
Administration & buildings
$26,0001%
Police
$23,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0001%
Fire
$2,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million51%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 61%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hagerstown

Full-time staff
18
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Police
5 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hagerstown didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nettle Creek School Corporation

Hagerstown's K–12 school district, shared with Clay, Dalton, Economy, Greens Fork, Harrison and Jefferson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$10,957
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,192
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $10,957 per pupil, $5,918 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 Hagerstown pay

Typical tax bill
$1,069
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.89%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$119,600
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 Hagerstown's government

🏛️ Official websitehagerstown.in.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hagerstown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hagerstown

Hagerstown is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Jefferson Shreve. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Hagerstown'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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