Town Hall · Hudson

Hudson, IN town hall & government

Hudson spent $410,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $787 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hudson's money goes

Spent
$410,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$787
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$34,000
$65 per resident
Water & other utilities
$163,00040%
Administration & buildings
$107,00026%
Sewer & trash
$77,00019%
Roads & transportation
$31,0008%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$30,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 39%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hudson

Full-time staff
4
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,800
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
1
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
2 full-time3 part
Fire
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Police
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Prairie Heights Community School Corporation

Hudson's K–12 school district, shared with Jackson, Milford, Millgrove, Orland, Salem and Springfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,950
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,328
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $13,950 per pupil, $7,928 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 Hudson: Steuben County Metropolitan School District ($12,382 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hudson pay

Typical tax bill
$373
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$100,000
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 Hudson's government

🏛️ Official websitehudsontown.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hudson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hudson

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

All of Hudson'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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