Town Hall · Lagrange

Lagrange, IN town hall & government

Lagrange spent $5.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,894 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lagrange's money goes

Spent
$5.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,894
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$2 million
$716 per resident
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million23%
Sewer & trash
$1 million19%
Water & other utilities
$849,00016%
Roads & transportation
$570,00011%
Police
$81,0002%
Parks & libraries
$62,0001%
Interest on debt
$62,0001%
Housing & development
$20,000<1%
Fire
$6,000<1%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million26%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 40%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • From the state 15%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lagrange

Full-time staff
17
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$47,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lakeland School Corporation

Lagrange's K–12 school district, shared with Bloomfield, Greenfield, Johnson, Lima, Wolcottville and Clay. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,598
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,560
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $14,598 per pupil, $7,389 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 Lagrange pay

Typical tax bill
$775
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$150,100
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 Lagrange's government

🏛️ Official websitelagrangein.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lagrange →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lagrange

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

All of Lagrange'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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