Town Hall · Lebanon

Lebanon, IN town hall & government

Lebanon spent $71.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,190 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lebanon's money goes

Spent
$71.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,190
typical Indiana cities: $2,259
Long-term debt
$90.1 million
$5,307 per resident
Water & other utilities
$30 million42%
Sewer & trash
$7.5 million11%
Police
$4 million6%
Fire
$3.1 million4%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million3%
Roads & transportation
$2 million3%
Health & welfare
$2 million3%
Parks & libraries
$1.6 million2%
Paid to other governments
$674,0001%
Housing & development
$509,0001%
Interest on debt
$383,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$120,000<1%
Other
$16.9 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • Fees & charges 36%
  • From the state 10%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lebanon

Full-time staff
176
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
39
and 38 full-time firefighters
Police
41 full-time
Fire
39 full-time
Water & other utilities
35 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
19 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
9 full-time16 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Other
10 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lebanon didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lebanon Community School Corporation

Lebanon's K–12 school district, shared with Center, Perry, Ulen, Worth, Whitestown and Zionsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,684
Indiana: $13,688
Students
3,593
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$78.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,684 per pupil, $7,343 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 Lebanon: Western Boone County Community School Corporation ($11,458 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lebanon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,413
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$195,600
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.

Local

Contact Lebanon's government

🏛️ Official websitecityoflebanon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lebanon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lebanon

Lebanon is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Lebanon'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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