Liberty, IN town hall & government
Liberty spent $2.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,176 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Liberty's government.
Where Liberty's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 33%
- Property taxes 22%
- Utility sales 12%
- Income taxes 11%
- From other local governments 8%
- From the state 7%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Sales taxes 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Liberty
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Union County-College Corner Joint School District
Liberty's K–12 school district, shared with Bath, Brownsville, Center, Harmony, Harrison and Liberty. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal
- Local 34%
- State 51%
- Federal 15%
Of the $13,088 per pupil, $6,062 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.
Which schools Liberty kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Liberty pay
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.
Contact Liberty's government
Who represents Liberty
Liberty is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Jefferson Shreve. Mike Braun is governor.
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.